Sinkala Surname

12,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sinkala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinkala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia29,8811:53068
Tanzania16,0431:3,300457
Botswana391:56,07510,323
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
India81:95,883,173728,828
China61:227,886,92811,701
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Sinkala (79) may also be a first name.

Sinkala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sinkala (Hindi: सिंकला, Oriya: ଶୀନିବାସୁଲୁ) is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinkala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sinkala is the 12,183rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,047 people. The last name Sinkala is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sinkala live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sinkala is also the 1,083,225th most widespread first name in the world, held by 79 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 29,881 people, or 1 in 530. In Zambia Sinkala is most prevalent in: Muchinga Province, where 39 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live. Other than Zambia it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 35 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Sinkala Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sinkala earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.5% less than the national average, earning $27,575 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sinkala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sinkala in the Oriya language
ଶୀନିବାସୁଲୁsinibasulu-
Sinkala in the Hindi language
सिंकलाsinkala66.67
सिन्कलाsinkala16.67
सिनकलाsinakala16.67

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Footnotes

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