Sankwe Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sankwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1651:96,0607,783
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Sankwe (12) may also be a first name.

Sankwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sankwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sankwe has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,129,067th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sankwe are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 96,060. In Zambia Sankwe is mostly found in: Luapula Province, where 73 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent reside and Northern Province, where 2 percent reside. Beside Zambia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shankwe9224/
Sangkwe921/
Seankwe921/
Sangkwet861/
Sangkwie861/
Sankwa831,930/
Sonkwe83546/
Sangwe83480/
Sankue8341/
Sankwi832/
Zankwe831/
Jankwe831/
Sankhw831/
Shangwe771,041/
Sankwai77145/
Siankwa77107/
Siangwe7758/
Sankuer7738/
Sangwej7727/
Sangwer777/
Sangkue775/
Sonkhwe774/
Djankwe773/
Shankwa773/
Sankuea772/
Sonkwet772/
Sahngwe772/
Sangwei772/
Saingwe772/
Sangwie771/
Suonkwe771/
Saungwe771/
Chankwe771/
Scangwe771/
Sancw737/
Sangkuea71156/
Shang'we71134/
Saingwea7124/
Sankwich7120/
Shangwei715/
Shaankwa714/
Shangw'e714/
Sankwaya712/
Sangkwit711/
Shaungwe711/
Schangwe711/
Siangkue711/
Songkwee711/
Seanegwe711/
Sangwa6747,016/
Songwe678,690/
Sangbe672,026/
Sangue671,155/
Sanque67540/
Sonkwa67197/
Sangve67187/
Zankwa6799/
Jangwe6757/
Sankui6753/
Sangwi6753/
Sonkue6728/
Zangwe6712/
Xangwe674/
Jonkwe674/
Sonkwi674/
Jankue674/
Samgwe673/
Changkwea671/
Zankue671/
Jankwi671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sankwe
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