Sanker Surname

136,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Belize

Sanker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1721:654,49330,862
United States9291:390,16034,284
Belize2721:1,307301
South Africa2131:254,35525,748
United Arab Emirates2011:45,5834,611
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Canada481:767,61660,775
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England181:3,095,448105,421
Oman171:216,9393,845
Guyana141:54,4444,775
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Sanker (2,833) may also be a first name.

Sanker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanker (Hindi: शंकर, Marathi: शंकर, Russian: Санкер) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 136,058th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,208,347 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Sanker live; 36 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 136,858th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 2,833 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 1,172 people, or 1 in 654,493. In India Sanker is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 30 percent reside, Chhattisgarh, where 20 percent reside and Delhi, where 8 percent reside. Barring India this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Belize, where 8 percent reside.

Sanker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sanker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sanker surname rose 868 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sanker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sanker surname are 14.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sanker earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning R 234,552 per year; in United States they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $47,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning $59,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shanker9220,327/
Sangker9268/
Sankher9227/
Sajnker9218/
Sainker926/
Sankear922/
Sankere922/
Saunker921/
Sancker921/
Sahnker921/
Sankger920/
Schanker86170/
Sangkerd8678/
Shainker8668/
Shankeer864/
Shangker863/
Sangkert863/
Shankher862/
Sahanker861/
Sankhere861/
Shankear861/
Shankerr861/
Sheanker861/
Shankier860/
Sonker833,898/
Zanker833,519/
Janker832,939/
Canker83164/
Sancer83120/
Sankre8397/
Sankır8356/
Sanqer8314/
Sankir832/
Schainker80116/
Sankkerth801/
Scheanker801/
Sangkeard801/
Shenker771,461/
Sanquer77993/
Sancher77170/
Shankir77130/
Szancer7787/
Jancker7763/
Jankerd7733/
Cangker7730/
Shancer7725/
Zankere7723/
Zancker7717/
Jankert7716/
Sangkir7714/
Samkerr7714/
Shonker7711/
Jhanker779/
Seinker778/
Sankyor776/
Janåker776/
Sonkher775/
Samkere775/
Shankre774/
Zankert773/
Sankhre772/
Sankire772/
Jankere772/
Sonkerd772/
Sankair771/
Jannker771/
Zangker771/
Sonkear771/
Sonnker771/
Sancear771/
Samkeer771/
Sankhir771/
Jankeer771/
Sonkert771/
Zankeer771/
Jainker770/
Sohnker770/
Shankerova751/
Sankaire71376/
Sheinker71223/
Sounkere71146/
Chankerd7180/
Sheynker7173/
Schancer7140/
Songkerd7121/
Shankyor7119/
Saincher7116/
Shenkier7113/
Chankher7113/
Changker719/
Chankert719/
Schonker717/
Sangkirt714/
Zankheer713/
Sankhair712/
Jankheir712/
Shengker712/
Schankjr711/
Schattenker711/
Shoenker711/
Shhenker711/
Saankyor711/
Jhankeer711/
Shanquer711/
Shenkher710/
Jonker6728,455/
Çankir671,268/
Conker67475/
Sancir67299/
Zonker67257/
Jankir67157/
Scheinker67117/
Sancre6733/
Zankerová6717/
Changkerd6712/
Sankirova678/
Šancer678/
Chhaunker676/
Jamker673/
Cankir673/
Soncer672/
Seinecker672/
Çankır671/
Jahnckejr671/
Schancher671/
Sonkir671/
Cankır671/
Sáncer671/
Zancer670/
Sohtinker670/

Sanker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanker in the Hindi language
शंकरsankara91.23
संकेरsankera1.75
संकेतsanketa1.75
शकरsakara1.75
शकंरsakanra1.75
Sanker in the Marathi language
शंकरsankara57.58
सनकेरsanakera15.15
संकरsankara15.15
संकेरsankera6.06
सांकेरsankera3.03
संकेतsanketa3.03
Sanker in the Russian language
Санкерsanker-

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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
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  • 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 Sanker
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