Shankani Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Shankani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 92 | 1:834,593 | 41,130 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Shankani (49) may also be a first name.
Shankani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shankani (Bengali: শঙ্কনী, Hindi: शांकनी, Marathi: शंकनी) occurs most in Iran. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankani? popularity and diffusion
Shankani is the 1,727,723rd most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shankani reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shankani is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 49 people.
The surname Shankani is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 834,593. In Iran it is mostly found in: Alborz Province, where 32 percent reside, Hamadan Province, where 16 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 12 percent reside. Beside Iran Shankani is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shankani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankani in the Hindi language | ||
| शांकनी | sankani | - |
| Shankani in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकनी | sankani | - |
| Shankani in the Bengali language | ||
| শঙ্কনী | sankani | 95 |
| শংকনী | sankani | 5 |
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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 Shankani
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