Sankya Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Sankya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 154 | 1:4,980,944 | 125,013 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Sankya (49) may also be a first name.
Sankya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sankya (Marathi: संक्या, Oriya: ସଂକଯ୍ା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,168,344th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. Sankya is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Sankya are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sankya is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name globally, held by 49 people.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 4,980,944. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 57 percent reside, Telangana, where 41 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankhya | 92 | 160 | / |
| Sangkya | 92 | 26 | / |
| Shankya | 92 | 8 | / |
| Sankyat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shankhya | 86 | 20 | / |
| Saunkhya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sankyo | 83 | 323 | / |
| Sankia | 83 | 179 | / |
| Sankja | 83 | 6 | / |
| Zankya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sankea | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sangkia | 77 | 50 | / |
| Sankhia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sankeao | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sonkhya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shonkya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sankiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sangkea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shankia | 77 | 0 | / |
| Saunkeah | 71 | 29 | / |
| Sangkeao | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sangkeay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shonkyaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sonkeuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zankia | 67 | 389 | / |
| Cankja | 67 | 66 | / |
| Sancja | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sonkia | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sankio | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sonkea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sonkyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sankeo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shangkija | 67 | 1 | / |
Sankya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଂକଯ୍ା | sankaya | - |
| Sankya in the Marathi language | ||
| संक्या | sankya | 71.43 |
| सकया | sakaya | 14.29 |
| माणक्या | manakya | 14.29 |
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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 Sankya
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