Sinkep Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sinkep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinkep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
France11:66,422,722504,397

Sinkep Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sinkep is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sinkep.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinkep? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sinkep reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Sinkep is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 669,970. In Cameroon Sinkep is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 65 percent reside and West Region, where 35 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sinkepe9220/
Singkep9210/
Singkepe8629/
Synkep837/
Senkep832/
Simkep831/
Sinkeev77106/
Seunkep7729/
Singkip775/
Gingkepe714/
Sinkiv675/
Semkep673/
Zinkev672/
Chenkep62103/
Zinkeev6225/
Jinchep6214/
Senkeev626/
Synkeev625/
Sengkeb624/
Shynkeev5711/
Gengkepe571/
Jengkepe571/
Snkib552/
Senkyv503,089/
Senkiv50378/
Synkyv5018/
Zinkiv5017/
Simkib501/
Zenkev501/
Genkev501/

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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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  • 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 Sinkep
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