Shankanga Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Shankanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 136 | 1:116,544 | 8,960 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Shankanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shankanga is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,484,726th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shankanga live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Shankanga is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 116,544. In Zambia Shankanga is most frequent in: Central Province, where 55 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 38 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent live. Aside from Zambia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shankaanga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sankanga | 94 | 23 | / |
| Shankana | 94 | 8 | / |
| Siankanga | 89 | 301 | / |
| Shankanna | 89 | 7 | / |
| Shankango | 89 | 6 | / |
| Chankanga | 89 | 3 | / |
| Shankange | 89 | 2 | / |
| Shankhana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sankana | 88 | 168 | / |
| Sainkangas | 84 | 28 | / |
| Sangkhanga | 84 | 5 | / |
| Sankanna | 82 | 206 | / |
| Sonkanga | 82 | 15 | / |
| Sangkana | 82 | 7 | / |
| Sankkana | 82 | 4 | / |
| Sankaina | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sankonga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samkanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sankkanna | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chankanha | 78 | 3 | / |
| Sangkanha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shankanoi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Siankange | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chankanna | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sankagaud | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sankoga | 75 | 35 | / |
| Sancana | 75 | 22 | / |
| Sankano | 75 | 14 | / |
| Sonkana | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sankago | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamkanhai | 74 | 6 | / |
| Schanquana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samkange | 71 | 937 | / |
| Sankanou | 71 | 441 | / |
| Sancanay | 71 | 164 | / |
| Samkanay | 71 | 71 | / |
| Sangkano | 71 | 69 | / |
| Chancana | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sankongo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sonkanha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Samkanai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Samkango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zankanah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sancgana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sancainay | 67 | 561 | / |
| Songkanha | 67 | 301 | / |
| Chonkanha | 67 | 31 | / |
| Sankhagod | 67 | 8 | / |
| Soitinkangas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chamkanai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samkamnay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shankhamnnei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sam'kange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangkanei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saincange | 67 | 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
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- 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 Shankanga
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