Sasanka Surname

222,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Sasanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sasanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,6811:12,3791,773
India791:9,709,688189,874
Poland641:593,88754,038
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Maldives11:404,1727,269
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Sasanka (34,017) may also be a first name.

Sasanka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sasanka (Bengali: শশাঙ্ক, Hindi: ससंका, Marathi: सासंका, Oriya: ଶଶା) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sasanka? popularity and diffusion

Sasanka is the 222,674th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,982,266 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sasanka live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 25,284th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 34,017 people.

The surname is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,681 people, or 1 in 12,379. Aside from Sri Lanka Sasanka exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent reside and Poland, where 3 percent reside.

Sasanka Last Name Statistics demography

Sasanka earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sasanka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sasanka in the Bengali language
শশাঙ্কsasanka80.65
শশাংকsasanka9.68
শশাঙ্কশেখরsasankasekhara3.23
সশাঙ্কsasanka3.23
শসাংখsasankha3.23
Sasanka in the Oriya language
ଶଶାsasa72.97
ସସାsasa11
ସଶାsasa10.29
ସଶାଂକsasanka0.72
ଶଶାରsasara0.48
େକଶବekasaba0.24
ନାଏକna'eka0.24
ସାହାଣୀsahani0.24
ଶଶଆsasa'a0.24
Sasanka in the Hindi language
ससंकाsasanka50
ससांकsasanka50
Sasanka in the Marathi language
सासंकाsasanka38.46
शशांकsasanka19.23
ससांकाsasanka19.23
ससंकाsasanka15.38
शशांकाsasanka3.85
सासनकsasanaka3.85

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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 Sasanka
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