Shankana Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shankana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Shankana (8) may also be a first name.
Shankana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shankana (Bengali: শঙ্কনা, Hindi: शंकना, Marathi: शंकाना) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shankana.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shankana is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Shankana occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shankana live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shankana is also the 4,213,784th most common first name on earth It is held by 8 people.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 75 percent are found and Telangana, where 25 percent are found. Apart from India this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shankana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankana in the Bengali language | ||
| শঙ্কনা | sankana | - |
| Shankana in the Hindi language | ||
| शंकना | sankana | - |
| Shankana in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकाना | sankana | - |
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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 Shankana
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