Where Does The Last Name Manishankar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Manishankar (Bengali: মনিশঙ্কর, Hindi: मणिशंकर, Marathi: मिणशंकर, Oriya: ମଣିଶର) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Manishankar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,828,462^nd most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Manishankar are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 70,830^th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 8,042 people.

The last name Manishankar is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 9,588,317. In India it is most common in: Madhya Pradesh, where 21 percent live, Bihar, where 20 percent live and Telangana, where 20 percent live. Apart from India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.