Shankana Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shankana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

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) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shankana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Shankana is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shankana are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shankana is also the 4,213,784th most frequently occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 8 people.

Shankana is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 75 percent are found and Telangana, where 25 percent are found. Aside from India it exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shankana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shankana in the Bengali language
শঙ্কনাsankana-
Shankana in the Hindi language
शंकनाsankana-
Shankana in the Marathi language
शंकानाsankana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shankana
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