Sashankar Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sashankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sashankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1551:4,948,809124,489
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sashankar (168) may also be a first name.

Sashankar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sashankar (Bengali: শশাঙ্কর, Hindi: सशंकर, Marathi: सशंकर, Oriya: ଶଶାର) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sashankar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,315,412th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Sashankar are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 705,855th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 168 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 4,948,809. In India it is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 98 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Nepal, where 2 percent are found.

Sashankar Last Name Statistics demography

Sashankar earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sashankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sashankar in the Oriya language
ଶଶାରsasara-
Sashankar in the Hindi language
सशंकरsasankara75
सशांकरsasankara25
Sashankar in the Bengali language
শশাঙ্করsasankara60
সশাঙ্করsasankara40
Sashankar in the Marathi language
सशंकरsasankara60
शशांकरsasankara20
ससानकsasanaka20

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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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  • 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 Sashankar
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