Shamkant Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shamkant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamkant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shamkant (4,388) may also be a first name.

Shamkant Last Name Facts

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

Shamkant (Marathi: शामकांत) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Shamkant click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamkant? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shamkant is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Shamkant is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Shamkant live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 104,179th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,388 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 88 percent are found and Goa, where 13 percent are found. Aside from India this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamkant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamkant in the Marathi language
शामकांतsamakanta97.49
सावंतsavanta0.5
यामकांतyamakanta0.43
शांमकांतsammakanta0.27
शंकांतsankanta0.1
उमाकांतumakanta0.06
रमाकांतramakanta0.06
शमाकांतsamakanta0.05
शमकांतsamakanta0.05
मीकांतmikanta0.05
शामकंातsamakamata0.05
सुयर्कांतsuyarkanta0.03
शांमकातsammakata0.03
संपतsampata0.03
धामनेdhamane0.03
शिशकांतsisakanta0.03
धामणेdhamane0.03
धमाणेdhamane0.02
शामकान्तsamakanta0.02
हणमंतhanamanta0.02
शान्कांतsankanta0.02
संिगताsamigata0.02
शामकानतsamakanata0.02
िभकनibhakana0.02
शामकातsamakata0.02
सुमंतsumanta0.02
िंहमतinhamata0.02
रामाकांतramakanta0.02
शामकांतुsamakantu0.02
सािक्षताsaiksata0.02
हनुमानhanumana0.02
शामकीतsamakita0.02
शामकंठsamakantha0.02

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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 Shamkant
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