Shanakar Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Shanakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 156 | 1:4,917,086 | 124,057 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shanakar (495) may also be a first name.
Shanakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanakar (Bengali: শঙকর, Hindi: शनकर, Marathi: शंकर, Oriya: ଶନକର) is found most in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanakar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,391,595th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanakar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 381,460th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 495 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 4,917,086. In India Shanakar is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 40 percent are found, Bihar, where 13 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 10 percent are found. Outside of India this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanakar in the Bengali language | ||
| শঙকর | sanakara | - |
| Shanakar in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | 79.8 |
| शनकर | sanakara | 10.1 |
| शाञकार | sanakara | 1.95 |
| शणकर | sanakara | 1.95 |
| ञकार | nakara | 0.65 |
| शकर | sakara | 0.65 |
| शकंर | sakanra | 0.33 |
| हेगडकर | hegadakara | 0.33 |
| शनकार | sanakara | 0.33 |
| बनकर | banakara | 0.33 |
| शंकरिग | sankariga | 0.33 |
| सरकार | sarakara | 0.33 |
| पाटणकर | patanakara | 0.33 |
| शानाकर | sanakara | 0.33 |
| धनगरे | dhanagare | 0.33 |
| शानकर | sanakara | 0.33 |
| ठाकरे | thakare | 0.33 |
| Shanakar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶନକର | sanakara | 66.67 |
| ଶଙକର | sanakara | 33.33 |
| Shanakar in the Hindi language | ||
| शनकर | sanakara | 42.11 |
| शंकर | sankara | 42.11 |
| शकंर | sakanra | 5.26 |
| सनकार | sanakara | 5.26 |
| शनाकर | sanakara | 5.26 |
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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 Shanakar
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