Sankyo Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sankyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3121:409,75713,044
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sankyo (55) may also be a first name.

Sankyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sankyo occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankyo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 847,909th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sankyo live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 55 people.

The surname Sankyo is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 312 people, or 1 in 409,757. In Japan Sankyo is primarily concentrated in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 27 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 21 percent are found and Tokushima Prefecture, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan Sankyo exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanky91323/
Sankey8310,003/
Sankya83204/
Sankay83148/
Shanky83102/
Sankoi8326/
Sankoj8320/
Sankio8315/
Sankiy836/
Sankoy835/
Sankeo833/
Sonkyo833/
Sankhy832/
Sankoa832/
Szanky832/
Sankuy831/
Sainky831/
Sancky830/
Sangkay77811/
Sangkoy77466/
Shankey77371/
Sangkey77196/
Sankhya77160/
Sankaay7729/
Sangkya7726/
Sankaya7725/
Sangkoi7722/
Sangkuy7722/
Shankay7719/
Sangkeo7713/
Shankya778/
Szankay776/
Sankeao775/
Shankhy773/
Sankhey772/
Sankhoa771/
Sankhoi771/
Sangkio771/
Shankoj771/
Shancky771/
Sankyat771/
Saankoi771/
Sannkey771/
Sangkoa771/
Shainky771/
Sanka7334,195/
Sanki737,197/
Sanke735,129/
Sonky7314/
Shankaya71349/
Shankhay7137/
Schankey7122/
Shankhya7120/
Shangkey7112/
Sankhaya713/
Sangkeao713/
Sangkheo712/
Saunkhya711/
Schancky711/
Seangkuy711/
Saankaay711/
Sangkeod711/
Sangkieo711/
Sankhe6711,517/
Shanka672,970/
Sangka672,348/
Sangki672,303/
Sankei671,484/
Sancey67648/
Sonkoi67611/
Shanke67574/
Szanka67523/
Sankai67419/
Sankhi67277/
Shanki67243/
Siangkhio67211/
Sangke67189/
Sankha67189/
Sankia67179/
Sankeh67132/
Sankie67105/
Sancay67103/
Sonkey6779/
Sankeu6766/
Sanceo6756/
Sankui6753/
Sianka6743/
Sancke6731/
Sankaa6728/
Sankee6720/
Sancoy6714/
Sainki6713/
Zangky6712/
Sannke6712/
Sonkoy6712/
Sancoa6710/
Sainka6710/
Saunke679/
Sankki679/
Sankca679/
Sankaj676/
Sankke676/
Sankja676/
Sianki676/
Sannki674/
Saanki674/
Zankya674/
Sankea673/
Sannka673/
Sankhé673/
Shonky672/
Sankuj672/
Saanke672/
Saunka672/
Sancéo672/
Sahankaya672/
Zankoy672/
Szánky672/
Conkyo672/
Sangkhieo672/
Sankii671/
Sankka671/
Samcky671/
Samkoj671/
Sanhke671/
Zancky671/
Sonkeo671/
Sancoi671/
Sounky671/
Xankoi671/
Sonkoa671/
San'ki671/
Sanhka671/
Sankid671/
Sonkiy671/
Seinky670/
Sahnke670/

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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 Sankyo
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