Sashank Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sashank Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sashank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India701:10,958,077204,613
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Sashank (1,579) may also be a first name.

Sashank Last Name Facts

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

Sashank (Bengali: শশাঙ্ক, Hindi: सशांक, Marathi: सशांक, Oriya: ଶଶା) is found most frequently in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sashank.

How Common Is The Last Name Sashank? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. Sashank is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sashank are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 194,673rd most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,579 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 10,958,077. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 46 percent are found, Bihar, where 14 percent are found and Telangana, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account India it occurs in one country. It is also common in New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sashank Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sashank in the Hindi language
सशांकsasanka84.57
शशांकsasanka8.64
सशंकsasanka2.47
शंशाकsansaka1.85
सशान्कsasanka1.23
शसांकsasanka0.62
साशंकsasanka0.62
Sashank in the Marathi language
सशांकsasanka74.68
शशांकsasanka12.03
शंशाकsansaka3.16
साशंकsasanka3.16
ससंकsasanka2.53
साशांकsasanka1.27
शहंकsahanka0.63
सशांकानेsasankane0.63
शशाकsasaka0.63
शाशांकsasanka0.63
Sashank in the Bengali language
শশাঙ্কsasanka50
সশাঙ্কsasanka25
শশাংকsasanka25
Sashank in the Oriya language
ଶଶାsasa42.86
ସଶାsasa42.86
ଶଶାାsasaa14.29

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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
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  • 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 Sashank
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