Sankyu Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Singapore

Sankyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sankyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1261:1,014,63720,212
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sankyu (24) may also be a first name.

Sankyu Last Name Facts

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

Sankyu is found most in Japan. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankyu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,022,958th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Sankyu live; 51 percent live in East Asia and 51 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 24 people.

Sankyu is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 1,014,637. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 56 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 14 percent live and Tottori Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Beside Japan Sankyu is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 43 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sankuyu923/
Sangkyu922/
Siankuyu8628/
Sankiu831/
Sankoju77995/
Sangkiu778/
Shankoju7126/
Seungkyu712/
Sasnkoju711/
Chankhuyu674/
Jankju672/
Siangkhiu671/
Sonkoju627/
Sancéau624/
Jankoju623/
Jongkyu622/
Sangqiu621/
Chankuju573/
Shangqiu571/
Shamkoju571/
Shangchiu531/
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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 Sankyu
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