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 carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinkwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Sinkwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Sinkwe are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 13 people.

The surname Sinkwe is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Sinkwe is most common in: Northwest Region, where 86 percent live, Centre Region, where 7 percent live and West Region, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

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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