Shankan Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shankan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran641:1,199,72751,798
India51:153,413,076951,030
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Shankan (28) may also be a first name.

Shankan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shankan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shankan (Hindi: शंकन, Marathi: शंकन) is most common in Iran. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. Shankan is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shankan reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shankan is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 28 people.

The surname Shankan is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 1,199,727. In Iran Shankan is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 83 percent live, Tehran Province, where 14 percent live and Hormozgan Province, where 2 percent live. Excluding Iran this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live and Syria, where 5 percent live.

Shankan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shankan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shankan surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shankan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shankan in the Marathi language
शंकनsankana66.67
शंकणsankana33.33
Shankan in the Hindi language
शंकनsankana60
शंकणsankana20
शानकनsanakana20

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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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  • 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 Shankan
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