Sinkana Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Sinkana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 382 | 1:41,492 | 4,077 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Sinkana (16) may also be a first name.
Sinkana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinkana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sinkana (Hindi: सिनकना, Oriya: ସିାନା) occurs most in Zambia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinkana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 735,823rd most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name Sinkana occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sinkana are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name on earth, held by 16 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 41,492. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 85 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 10 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sinkana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sinkana in the Hindi language | ||
| सिनकना | sinakana | - |
| Sinkana in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିାନା | siana | 50 |
| କାଯର୍ୀ | kayari | 50 |
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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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- 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 Sinkana
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