Sinkwe Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sinkwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinkwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sinkwe (13) may also be a first name.

Sinkwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sinkwe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sinkwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinkwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Sinkwe is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sinkwe live; 74 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sinkwe is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

The last name Sinkwe is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Sinkwe is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 86 percent reside, Centre Region, where 7 percent reside and West Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Sinkwe exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjinkwe921/
Sinkweu921/
Sinkw910/
Sinkwetz861/
Senkwe831,638/
Singwe8316/
Sinkwi8313/
Sinkhw836/
Zinkwe834/
Sinkwa833/
Sinkue831/
Shingwe77280/
Singwee7783/
Singwet7761/
Singwey7742/
Sinkway7742/
Sinkwai772/
Singwei771/
Sihngwe771/
Simngwe771/
Singkwa771/
Sngwe734/
Snkue731/
Sinkwaya71665/
Sinkwich7184/
Singkuea717/
Sienkoue711/
Chinkwes711/
Singhwee711/
Chimnkwe711/
Chinkwea711/
Singwhey711/
Shinkway710/
Zingwe671,763/
Singwi671,388/
Singbe671,030/
Sengwe671,019/
Singwa67456/
Sinque67359/
Singue67336/
Gingwe67139/
Jenkwe6780/
Jingwe6768/
Sinkui6750/
Genkwe673/
Senkwa673/
Zincwe672/
Singve672/
Simgwe671/
Zenkwe671/
Senkwi671/
Shngwe671/
Senkue671/

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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 Sinkwe
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