Sinkhala Surname
Approximately 1,278 people bear this surname
Sinkhala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,255 | 1:13,641 | 2,125 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
Sinkhala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinkhala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sinkhala is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinkhala? popularity and diffusion
Sinkhala is the 298,032nd most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,702,305 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sinkhala live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,641. Excluding Malawi it exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Sinkhala
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