Sankpal Surname

111,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
San Marino

Sankpal Surname User-submission:

The word comes from the Sanskrit word, shankh-pal, meaning 'caretaker of the conch shell'. Perhaps the role of ancestors in the society.

In Hindu culture, the conch shell has quite a religious and cultural significance. In Mythology, a conch shell would be blown (as a horn) to mark start and end of day in a battle.

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Sankpal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,0081:191,38411,592
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
San Marino11:33,214932

Sankpal (28) may also be a first name.

Sankpal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The word comes from the Sanskrit word, shankh-pal, meaning 'caretaker of the conch shell'. Perhaps the role of ancestors in the society.

In Hindu culture, the conch shell has quite a religious and cultural significance. In Mythology, a conch shell would be blown (as a horn) to mark start and end of day in a battle. Even today, in many religious prayers, a conch shell is blown with the idea that the sound is auspicious.

- kunal.sakpal

Sankpal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sankpal (Hindi: संकपाल, Marathi: संकपाळ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankpal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 111,864th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,757,306 people. Sankpal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sankpal reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 28 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 4,008 people, or 1 in 191,384. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent are found, Karnataka, where 1 percent are found and Goa, where 0 percent are found. Other than India Sankpal occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Sankpal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sankpal surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sankpal earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $52,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sankpal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankpal in the Hindi language
संकपालsankapala-
Sankpal in the Marathi language
संकपाळsankapala68.45
संकपालsankapala18.61
सकपाळsakapala5.4
शंकरsankara1.21
सपकाळsapakala0.98
अिनलainala0.93
सकंपाळsakampala0.65
संपकाळsampakala0.56
सकपालsakapala0.56
सँकपाळsamkapala0.33
कपळkapala0.16
ंाकपाळmakapala0.14
संक्पाळsankpala0.14
संक़पाळsanqapala0.14
किपलkipala0.09
सन्कपळsankapala0.09
सकंपालsakampala0.09
संकपाऴsankapala0.09
पाशंकरpasankara0.05
सरलाsarala0.05
शामलाsamala0.05
संकपाळेsankapale0.05
संकपाकsankapaka0.05
नृपलnrpala0.05
संगपाळsangapala0.05
शकुंतलाsakuntala0.05
सोनालsonala0.05
सोनलsonala0.05
कपाळkapala0.05
संक्पालsankpala0.05
शंकपालsankapala0.05
सेकपाळsekapala0.05
शिशकलाsisakala0.05

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