Shankai Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Shankai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Shankai (4,756) may also be a first name.
Shankai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shankai is most common in Iran. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,602,217th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Shankai reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 99,235th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 4,756 people.
Shankai is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,843,797. In Iran Shankai is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 96 percent are found and Ilam Province, where 4 percent are found. Besides Iran Shankai exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.
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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
- 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 Shankai
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