Sankara is used as a family name or surname in Burkina Faso. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sankara
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Burkina Faso
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sankara

How popular is Sankara?

Sankara is common in Burkina Faso.

Sankara is ranked 4637 on our list.

Sankara is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Burkina Faso which signifies that it is originated from Burkina Faso. Around 117755 people have been found who wears Sankara as their family name. Sankara is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
103,759 Spain8
23,739 Nigeria5
19,452 Malaysia3
108,034 Italy3
67,494 South Africa3
4,086 Angola2
6,900 Oman2
20,186 Kenya2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
123,175 Tanzania1
7,790 Zambia1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
62,864 New Zealand1
38,063 Mauritania1
13,447 Uganda1
77,122 Sweden1
16,228 Bulgaria1
34,581 Chile1
2,715 Gabon1
692 Guinea1
5,467 Haiti1
9,498 Iceland1
8,859 Iraq1
31,207 Ireland1
2,196 Liberia1
56,169 Mexico1
3,214 Niger1
17,575 Kuwait1
24,176 Qatar1
38,841 Scotland1
6,033 Benin1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,146 Senegal46
23,537 Switzerland45
11,685 Singapore24
52,530 Belgium22
109,551 Australia13
171,702 Canada12
393,760 Indonesia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,298 England65
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
Countries with hundreds of Sankara:
7,729 Ghana320
31,236 France318
183,294 United States104
Countries with thousands of Sankara:
10,415 India4,603
1,251 Ivory Coast2,046
Countries with hundred thousands of Sankara:
21 Burkina Faso110,004
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Sankara Namesakes

  • Danladi Abdullahi Sankara, Nigerian Politician
  • Satyam Sankaramanchi, Writer
  • Thomas Sankara, Former President of Burkina Faso
  • Trichy Sankaran, Music performer
  • Arvind Sankaran, Mathematician
  • Thomas Sankara, Former President of Burkina Faso
  • Désiré Sankara, Film Score Composer
  • Désiré Sankara, Film Score Composer
  • Thomas Sankara, Former President of Burkina Faso
  • Thomas Sankara, Former President of Burkina Faso

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