Shanka Surname
Approximately 2,970 people bear this surname
Shanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| India | 519 | 1:1,477,968 | 55,889 |
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Shanka (25,375) may also be a first name.
Shanka Demographics
Average Shanka Salary in
United States
$36,830 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Shanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shanka (Bengali: শঙ্ক, Georgian: შანკა, Hindi: शंका, Marathi: शंका, Oriya: ପଧାନ, Russian: Шанька, Tibetan: ཤན་ཀ་) is most common in Ethiopia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 148,804th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,453,719 people. The surname Shanka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Shanka are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 31,639th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 25,375 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Other than Ethiopia this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Shanka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shanka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shanka last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shanka Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Shanka earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 48.49% less than the national average, earning 178,258 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.64% less than the national average, earning $36,830 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanka in the Georgian language | ||
| შანკა | shanka | - |
| Shanka in the Hindi language | ||
| शंका | sanka | 91.85 |
| शांका | sanka | 4.29 |
| शंकर | sankara | 2.15 |
| शनका | sanaka | 0.86 |
| शानका | sanaka | 0.43 |
| Shanka in the Marathi language | ||
| शंका | sanka | 77.93 |
| शंकर | sankara | 20 |
| शानका | sanaka | 0.69 |
| शशांक | sasanka | 0.69 |
| शंकार | sankara | 0.69 |
| Shanka in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤན་ཀ་ | shenka | 50 |
| ཤང་ཁ་ | shangkha | 50 |
| Shanka in the Bengali language | ||
| শঙ্ক | sanka | 50 |
| শংঙ্ক | sannka | 20 |
| শংকরানী | sankarani | 10 |
| শংক | sanka | 10 |
| শঙ্খ | sankha | 10 |
| Shanka in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 16.13 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 12.9 |
| ନାହାକ | nahaka | 9.68 |
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | 6.45 |
| ନାଏକ | na'eka | 6.45 |
| ବାରିକ | barika | 6.45 |
| ଛତିଆ | chati'a | 3.23 |
| ମଳିକ | malika | 3.23 |
| ହରୀଜନ | harijana | 3.23 |
| ଚାଲାଣ | calana | 3.23 |
| ଭତରା | bhatara | 3.23 |
| ସେରନ | serana | 3.23 |
| ଖଡିଆ | khadi'a | 3.23 |
| େଲାେକର | elaekara | 3.23 |
| ନାଇକ | na'ika | 3.23 |
| ଶଂକା | sanka | 3.23 |
| େବେହରିଣିଆ | ebeharini'a | 3.23 |
| ଝାରସିଂ | jharasim | 3.23 |
| ରାଧିକା | radhika | 3.23 |
| Shanka in the Russian language | ||
| Шанька | sanka | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shanka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis