Sankhar Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Sankhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4301:1,783,87363,578
Nepal1431:199,1682,935
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sankhar (1,856) may also be a first name.

Sankhar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sankhar (Bengali: শংকর, Hindi: संखर, Marathi: शंकर, Oriya: ଶାାର, Tibetan: ཤང་ཁར་) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankhar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 515,280th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Sankhar reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sankhar is also the 176,817th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 1,856 people.

The last name Sankhar is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 430 people, or 1 in 1,783,873. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 85 percent live, West Bengal, where 4 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent live. Excluding India this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Sankhar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sankhar last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Sankhar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.28% less than the national average, earning $40,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.39% more than the national average, earning $56,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sankhare934,838/
Shankhar93294/
Sangkhar933/
Sankhair932/
Sankar9256,327/
Shangkhar883/
Shankhare882/
Sankkhare881/
Sangkhare881/
Shsankhar881/
Shankar86599,996/
Sankare869,408/
Sangkar86258/
Sainkar86219/
Sanchar86121/
Sonkhar86119/
Jankhar8671/
Seankar8659/
Sahnkar8637/
Saunkar8629/
Saynkar8610/
Sankhor867/
Sankard866/
Ssankar864/
Sannkar864/
Sajnkar864/
Sankarr863/
Zankhar863/
Sankaar862/
Sankear862/
Szankar862/
Sjankar861/
Saankar861/
Satnkar861/
Sankair861/
Hsankar861/
Scankar861/
Schankhart822/
Sankhahare821/
Jhankhar801,502/
Sankaire80376/
Shankare80219/
Shenkhar80159/
Shangkar8058/
Sangkhor8055/
Sainekar8049/
Sahankar8028/
Shankkar8027/
Shannkar8025/
Shankaar8020/
Shankarr8018/
Sanchare8018/
Sanchart8014/
Saynekar8012/
Sangkard808/
Shonkhar806/
Shsankar805/
Shaankar804/
Sancahar803/
Sshankar802/
Sanquhar801/
Saankare801/
Sanckare801/
Sangkare801/
Jankhare801/
Jshankar801/
Hshankar801/
Zankhare801/
Shahnkar801/
Shanhkar801/
Shankarz801/
Shankear801/
Sheankar801/
Shaenkar801/
Sanggkar801/
Sankhotr801/
Sonkar7791,831/
Sancar7716,223/
Jankar7711,406/
Cankar776,520/
Sanjar772,653/
Zankar77634/
Samhar77160/
Sankor77123/
Sanqar7797/
Çankar777/
Žankar772/
Shshankar7571/
Jsangkhor7526/
Shankhour7520/
Chankhare752/
Sancharre751/
Saisenkar751/
Sanchautr751/
Shahankar751/
Sahankare751/
Sangkeard751/
Shahnkarh751/
Jhankar7120,895/
Sankour713,795/
Shenkar711,412/
Shonkar71314/
Sankhorova71149/
Cajnkar7182/
Jangkar7177/
Saincar7168/
Songkar7136/
Shanjar7134/
Sonchar7131/
Sancharova7130/
Sancare7120/
Samhare7118/
Sankoor7118/
Sangkor7117/
Jaankar7116/
Zankare7114/
Jainkar7111/
Sonkarz7110/
Shancar718/
Sankort718/
Scancar717/
Shanqar717/
Sonckar716/
Samchar716/
Zeankar716/
Soinkar715/
Zhankar715/
Samkare715/
Sankore715/
Sanchor714/
Sangcar714/
Shankor713/
Soonkar713/
Shankarova713/
Sanjayr713/
Sonnkar712/
Jamnkar712/
Sahankhore712/
Jankare712/
Zankard712/
Shamhar712/
Sankotr712/
Saimhar711/
Saunjar711/
Samhair711/
Samkatr711/
Sanjaar711/
Jaynkar711/
Jshangkhor711/
Sohnkar711/
Sonkare711/
Sonkear711/
Ssonkar711/
Janckar711/
Jankhor711/
Shankarová711/
Sancear711/
Cankkar711/
Samhaar711/
Seankor711/
Sankord711/
Jankard711/
Samhart710/
Sonkart710/
Shonkhor67325/
Shankour67313/
Shamhart67299/
Jonkhart67188/
Chanchar6747/
Jhannkar6727/
Jankhour6726/
Sheynkar6721/
Sonchatr6710/
Songkhor6710/
Djankare679/
Sangkour678/
Djangkar677/
Schanjar676/
Sheinkar676/
Jainekar675/
Shankoor674/
Shancharova673/
Chamkhar672/
Jankheir672/
Saincart672/
Sangcart672/
Hjhankar671/
Zankairt671/
Sonkhore671/
Chankarh671/
Cheankar671/
Sangkord671/
Seangcar671/
Sonchart671/
Sonchard670/

Sankhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankhar in the Tibetan language
ཤང་ཁར་shangkhar-
Sankhar in the Bengali language
শংকরsankara-
Sankhar in the Oriya language
ଶାାରsaara73.94
ସାାରsaara20.42
ସଂଖରsankhara2.82
ଶାଂଖାରsankhara1.41
ଶଂଖରsankhara0.7
ସାଂଖରsankhara0.7
Sankhar in the Hindi language
संखरsankhara66.67
सन्खरsankhara16.67
संखारsankhara16.67
Sankhar in the Marathi language
शंकरsankara46.15
सणखरsanakhara38.46
साणकरsanakara15.38

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