Shanikar Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Shanikar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
Shanikar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanikar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanikar (Marathi: शंकर, Oriya: ଶନିକାର) is borne by more people in Qatar than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shanikar.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanikar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanikar reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 64 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most commonly used in Qatar, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Barring Qatar this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shasnikar | 94 | 4 | / |
| Shanikare | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sanikar | 93 | 14 | / |
| Sanaikar | 88 | 53 | / |
| Sannikar | 88 | 11 | / |
| Sanikare | 88 | 10 | / |
| Sangikar | 88 | 8 | / |
| Shanukar | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shanekar | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sanikaur | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sajnikar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shanhkar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chhanikar | 82 | 186 | / |
| Chamnikar | 82 | 33 | / |
| Saungikar | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shaenekar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shanekhar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sanekar | 80 | 400 | / |
| Sonikar | 80 | 397 | / |
| Sanicar | 80 | 57 | / |
| Sanukar | 80 | 11 | / |
| Sanikor | 80 | 3 | / |
| Senikar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sanjkar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shahanukar | 78 | 12 | / |
| Chhannikar | 78 | 11 | / |
| Chanekar | 75 | 1,993 | / |
| Sangekar | 75 | 1,591 | / |
| Shenekar | 75 | 296 | / |
| Sonaikar | 75 | 60 | / |
| Sainekar | 75 | 49 | / |
| Saynekar | 75 | 12 | / |
| Shenukar | 75 | 10 | / |
| Songikar | 75 | 7 | / |
| Samnekar | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sannekar | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sanicare | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shonekar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sonikaur | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sanhekar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanhukar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chonikar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sangiqar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanicard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sagnekar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saunekar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sannaykar | 71 | 47 | / |
| Sagneskar | 71 | 20 | / |
| Satnaykar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chonitkar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chhanekar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shenekhar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sannekkar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sanngekar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chounikar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanekare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schonekar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonaiskar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schenekar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonekar | 67 | 4,605 | / |
| Senekar | 67 | 76 | / |
| Senicar | 67 | 58 | / |
| Sonukar | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sainniscar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sonicar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Senukar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shennukhar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhannekar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaneshkar | 67 | 1 | / |
Shanikar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanikar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶନିକାର | sanikara | - |
| Shanikar in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | 40 |
| शिनकार | sinakara | 20 |
| शािनकार | sainakara | 20 |
| शनीकर | sanikara | 20 |
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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 Shanikar
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