Shankayi Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Shankayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
Shankayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shankayi is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Shankayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Shankayi live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent live.
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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 Shankayi
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