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Where Does The Last Name Shankara Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shankara (Bengali: শঙ্করা, Hindi: शंकरा, Marathi: शंकरा, Oriya: ପଧାନ, Russian: Шанкара) occurs most in India. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankara? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 419,686^th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,812,027 people. The surname Shankara occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shankara are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shankara is also the 54,012^th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 12,043 people.

Shankara is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 739 people, or 1 in 1,037,978. In India Shankara is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 51 percent live, Karnataka, where 13 percent live and Telangana, where 12 percent live. Besides India this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Singapore, where 2 percent live.

Shankara Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Shankara last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Shankara earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.73% more than the national average, earning $54,250 USD per year.