Sasankar Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Sasankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sasankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal2161:131,8562,408
India2031:3,778,647104,625
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sasankar (319) may also be a first name.

Sasankar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sasankar (Bengali: শশাঙ্কর, Marathi: ससनकर, Oriya: ସଂର) is most common in Nepal. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sasankar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sasankar is the 699,651st most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. The surname Sasankar is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sasankar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sasankar is also the 491,536th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 319 people.

The surname Sasankar is most widespread in Nepal, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 131,856. In Nepal Sasankar is mostly concentrated in: Janakpur, where 36 percent are found, Koshi, where 28 percent are found and Mechi, where 27 percent are found. Apart from Nepal it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 48 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sasankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sasankar in the Bengali language
শশাঙ্করsasankara75
শশাংকরsasankara25
Sasankar in the Oriya language
ସଂରsanra70.59
ଶଶାରsasara17.65
ସଷାରsasara5.88
ସଶାଂକରsasankara5.88
Sasankar in the Marathi language
ससनकरsasanakara52.99
ससानकरsasanakara13.68
सासनकरsasanakara11.97
ससनकारsasanakara8.55
ससणकरsasanakara3.42
सासंकरsasankara1.71
सवाईकरsava'ikara1.71
ससन्करsasankara1.71
शंकरsankara1.71
सासणकरsasanakara1.71
शंशाकरsansakara0.85

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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
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