Shankoli Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shankoli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankoli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia121:1,320,82731,121
Iran21:38,391,262236,033

Shankoli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shankoli occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shankoli.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankoli? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Shankoli occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Shankoli reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Shankoli is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,320,827. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Central Province, where 83 percent live, Luapula Province, where 8 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 14 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 Shankoli
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