Sankhadev Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Sankhadev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Sankhadev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal1871:152,3052,587
India101:76,706,538639,611

Sankhadev (139) may also be a first name.

Sankhadev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sankhadev (Hindi: संखदेव, Marathi: संखदेव) occurs more in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankhadev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,198,640th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sankhadev reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 784,558th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 139 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nepal, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 152,305. In Nepal Sankhadev is primarily found in: Bagmati, where 99 percent are found and Narayani, where 1 percent are found. Beside Nepal this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sankadev941/
Sanchadev899/
Sankhadav896/
Shankadev894/
Sankhadiv893/
Sancadev821/
Sancadeiv781/
Shankodoev741/
Shonkhodoev704/
Shonkodoev6316/
Cancadiv591/
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Sankhadev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankhadev in the Hindi language
संखदेवsankhadeva-
Sankhadev in the Marathi language
संखदेवsankhadeva88.89
महादेवmahadeva11.11

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sankhadev
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