Sinkaye Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Sinkaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Sinkaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinkaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sinkaye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinkaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Sinkaye is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sinkaye reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 50 percent are found, Kwara, where 45 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 34 percent are found and Iran, where 3 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 Sinkaye
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