Sinkanda Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Sinkanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Namibia | 65 | 1:37,068 | 5,192 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sinkanda (16) may also be a first name.
Sinkanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinkanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sinkanda (Marathi: िंसकदर) is most common in Malawi. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinkanda? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,300,225th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sinkanda live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename world-wide, held by 16 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Other than Malawi this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 37 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinkanda | 94 | 97 | / |
| Singkandai | 89 | 34 | / |
| Zinkanda | 88 | 235 | / |
| Sinkonda | 88 | 140 | / |
| Sinqanda | 88 | 5 | / |
| Sinkandi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Singqanda | 82 | 55 | / |
| Singkandi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ssenkanda | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sengkandai | 78 | 96 | / |
| Simkonda | 75 | 21,371 | / |
| Sinkonde | 75 | 11,099 | / |
| Sinkondo | 75 | 1,789 | / |
| Senkande | 75 | 9 | / |
| Senkando | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sinkondi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semkanda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zinkonda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zimkanda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sinkhonde | 71 | 2,224 | / |
| Chimkanda | 71 | 422 | / |
| Shenkandi | 71 | 149 | / |
| Semnkande | 71 | 91 | / |
| Shinkonde | 71 | 58 | / |
| Saenkandi | 71 | 57 | / |
| Chinkande | 71 | 14 | / |
| Shenkande | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ssenkande | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ssenkandi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sinkomnde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shengkande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimnkonda | 67 | 1 | / |
Sinkanda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sinkanda in the Marathi language | ||
| िंसकदर | insakadara | - |
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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 Sinkanda
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