Sinkonde Surname
Approximately 11,099 people bear this surname
Sinkonde Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,706 | 1:9,278 | 1,213 |
| Zambia | 5,210 | 1:3,042 | 386 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sinkonde Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinkonde Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sinkonde is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinkonde? popularity and diffusion
Sinkonde is the 46,700th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 656,595 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sinkonde reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Sinkonde is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,706 people, or 1 in 9,278. In Tanzania Sinkonde is primarily found in: Songwe Region, where 59 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 23 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 16 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 47 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinkhonde | 94 | 2,224 | / |
| Shinkonde | 94 | 58 | / |
| Sinkomnde | 94 | 1 | / |
| Simkonde | 88 | 298 | / |
| Sinkonda | 88 | 140 | / |
| Zinkonde | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sinconde | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sinkondi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Simkhonde | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ssenkonde | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sinkanda | 75 | 174 | / |
| Senkunde | 75 | 84 | / |
| Senkande | 75 | 9 | / |
| Semkonde | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sinkandi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zinkonda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shenkunde | 71 | 166 | / |
| Semnkande | 71 | 91 | / |
| Chinkande | 71 | 14 | / |
| Shenkande | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ssenkande | 71 | 5 | / |
| Singkandi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jingkondi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssenkunde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shinkundi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Singkandai | 67 | 34 | / |
| Shengkande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zinkanda | 63 | 235 | / |
| Senkunda | 63 | 27 | / |
| Singkhamdee | 63 | 1 | / |
| Semkande | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shenkandi | 59 | 149 | / |
| Ssenkunda | 59 | 61 | / |
| Saenkandi | 59 | 57 | / |
| Singqanda | 59 | 55 | / |
| Ssenkandi | 59 | 5 | / |
| Ssenkanda | 59 | 2 | / |
| Saenkundi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chimkande | 59 | 1 | / |
| Semkhande | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sengkandai | 56 | 96 | / |
| Ssenkundda | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Sinkonde
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