Shanak Surname
Approximately 1,995 people bear this surname
Shanak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 1,858 | 1:4,759 | 975 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Palestine | 4 | 1:1,137,212 | 16,054 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Shanak (234) may also be a first name.
Shanak Demographics
Shanak Political Affiliation
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Shanak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanak (Bengali: শনক, Hindi: शनाक, Marathi: शंकर, Oriya: ଶନକ, Russian: Шанак) has its highest incidence in Jordan. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shanak.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 207,490th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,652,905 people. The surname Shanak is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shanak are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 94 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 585,759th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 234 people.
Shanak is most widely held in Jordan, where it is carried by 1,858 people, or 1 in 4,759. In Jordan Shanak is most numerous in: Irbid Governorate, where 89 percent reside, Amman Governorate, where 7 percent reside and Mafraq Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Jordan this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Iran, where 2 percent reside.
Shanak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shanak surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Shanak last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Shanak earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,891 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanak in the Bengali language | ||
| শনক | sanaka | - |
| Shanak in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶନକ | sanaka | - |
| Shanak in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | - |
| Shanak in the Hindi language | ||
| शनाक | sanaka | 20 |
| शनक | sanaka | 20 |
| सनक | sanaka | 20 |
| शानक | sanaka | 20 |
| शशांक | sasanka | 20 |
| Shanak in the Russian language | ||
| Шанак | sanak | - |
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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 Shanak
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