Shankafa Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Shankafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shankafi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sankofa | 80 | 109 | / |
| Sankafe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sankofi | 67 | 488 | / |
| Sankofo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sankhaufer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanqofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chancafe | 63 | 1,871 | / |
| Chankapho | 59 | 43 | / |
| Chancaffe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sangkapho | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sangkaphet | 56 | 779 | / |
| Sangkaphed | 56 | 1 | / |
| Schattenkoffer | 55 | 0 | / |
| Scheinkofer | 53 | 2 | / |
| Zankoffi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Shankafa
- 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