Shankan Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Shankan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 64 | 1:1,199,727 | 51,798 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankan in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकन | sankana | 66.67 |
| शंकण | sankana | 33.33 |
| Shankan in the Hindi language | ||
| शंकन | sankana | 60 |
| शंकण | sankana | 20 |
| शानकन | sanakana | 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 Shankan
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