Shakantla Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shakantla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakantla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shakantla (340) may also be a first name.

Shakantla Last Name Facts

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

Shakantla (Bengali: সকুন্তলা, Hindi: शकन्तला, Marathi: शकंतुला) is found most in Pakistan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakantla? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shakantla are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 473,685th most widespread first name on earth, held by 340 people.

The last name Shakantla is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,520,555. In Pakistan Shakantla is primarily found in: Punjab, where 43 percent live, Sindh, where 43 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent live. Excluding Pakistan it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shakantla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shakantla in the Bengali language
সকুন্তলাsakuntala-
Shakantla in the Marathi language
शकंतुलाsakantula97.96
शकंतुलाानेsakantulaane2.04
Shakantla in the Hindi language
शकन्तलाsakantala84.78
शकंतलाsakantala10.87
शकुन्तलाsakuntala4.35

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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 Shakantla
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