Mashankar Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Mashankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India531:14,472,932242,024
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mashankar (44) may also be a first name.

Mashankar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mashankar (Hindi: माशंकर, Marathi: मशानकर) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mashankar.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashankar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,918,812th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Mashankar occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Mashankar are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mashankar is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 44 people.

Mashankar is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 14,472,932. In India Mashankar is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 42 percent live, Telangana, where 19 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent live. Beside India Mashankar occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 41 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maishankar956/
Masankar9443/
Mahashankar908/
Machankar895/
Masankaar891/
Mhasankar891/
Mahasankar8417/
Masancar821/
Mausamkar784/
Masankore782/
Mazahnkar781/
Mozankar716/
Masangcayjr701/
Mosankore675/
Mosamkar59756/

Mashankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mashankar in the Hindi language
माशंकरmasankara87.1
मशंकरmasankara12.9
Mashankar in the Marathi language
मशानकरmasanakara37.5
मशाणकरmasanakara12.5
माशांनकरmasannakara12.5
मशंकरmasankara12.5
मशारकरmasarakara12.5
माशंकरmasankara6.25
उमाशंकरumasankara6.25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mashankar
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