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
The surname Sankya (Marathi: संक्या, Oriya: ସଂକଯ୍ା) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sankya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sankya is the 1,168,344th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name Sankya is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Sankya live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sankya is also the 1,430,306th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 49 people.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried 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. Barring India Sankya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis