Sankeshwar Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Sankeshwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankeshwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India471:16,320,540259,912
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Sankeshwar (46) may also be a first name.

Sankeshwar Last Name Facts

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

Sankeshwar (Marathi: संके) is most common in India. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankeshwar? popularity and diffusion

Sankeshwar is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Sankeshwar is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sankeshwar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 46 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 16,320,540. In India Sankeshwar is mostly found in: Karnataka, where 45 percent live and Maharashtra, where 30 percent live. Aside from India Sankeshwar exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Fiji, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sankeshwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankeshwar in the Marathi language
संकेsanke68.42
संकेशवरsankesavara31.58

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