Shangar Surname
Approximately 1,530 people bear this surname
Shangar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 796 | 1:43,997 | 1,842 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 1:1,692,273 | 13,110 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Shangar (351) may also be a first name.
Shangar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shangar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shangar (Bengali: শঙ্গর, Hindi: शंगार, Marathi: शंगर, Oriya: ଶର, Russian: Шангарь) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shangar.
How Common Is The Last Name Shangar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 257,425th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,763,102 people. The last name Shangar occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shangar reside; 53 percent reside in West Asia and 52 percent reside in Levant. Shangar is also the 465,148th most common forename worldwide, borne by 351 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is borne by 796 people, or 1 in 43,997. Barring Iraq Shangar is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 38 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shangar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shangar in the Bengali language | ||
| শঙ্গর | sangara | - |
| Shangar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶର | sara | 97.83 |
| ସିାଥର୍ | siathar | 2.17 |
| Shangar in the Marathi language | ||
| शंगर | sangara | 65 |
| शगर | sagara | 15 |
| शंकर | sankara | 5 |
| शंगार | sangara | 5 |
| शान्गेर | san'gera | 5 |
| शांगर | sangara | 2.5 |
| शनगार | sanagara | 2.5 |
| Shangar in the Hindi language | ||
| शंगार | sangara | 33.33 |
| सेंगर | sengara | 16.67 |
| सांगर | sangara | 16.67 |
| शाहनजर | sahanajara | 16.67 |
| शांगर | sangara | 16.67 |
| Shangar in the Russian language | ||
| Шангарь | sangar | - |
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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 Shangar
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