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Where Does The Last Name Shanak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shanak (Bengali: শনক, Hindi: शनाक, Marathi: शंकर, Oriya: ଶନକ, Russian: Шанак) is borne by more people in Jordan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 207,490^th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,652,905 people. The surname Shanak occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shanak live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Levant. Shanak is also the 585,759^th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 234 people.

The surname is most widely held in Jordan, where it is borne by 1,858 people, or 1 in 4,759. In Jordan Shanak is primarily concentrated in: Irbid Governorate, where 89 percent reside, Amman Governorate, where 7 percent reside and Mafraq Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Jordan this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Iran, where 2 percent reside.

Shanak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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% registered to vote for 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.