Shankaraiah Surname
Approximately 2,432 people bear this surname
Shankaraiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,417 | 1:317,363 | 17,676 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Shankaraiah (10,154) may also be a first name.
Shankaraiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankaraiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shankaraiah (Marathi: शंकर) has its highest incidence in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shankaraiah.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankaraiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shankaraiah is the 176,024th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,996,524 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shankaraiah are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 60,612th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 10,154 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 2,417 people, or 1 in 317,363. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 86 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Other than India Shankaraiah is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sshankaraiah | 96 | 1 | / |
| Sankaraiah | 95 | 6,754 | / |
| Shankaraih | 95 | 8 | / |
| Shenkaraiah | 91 | 31 | / |
| Shankeraiah | 91 | 15 | / |
| Shankaraiha | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ssankaraiah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shankariiah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Chankaraiah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sahnkaraiah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shankarai | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sankaraia | 90 | 1 | / |
| Shankaraya | 86 | 28 | / |
| Shankaraji | 86 | 8 | / |
| Shenkaraih | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sankarai | 84 | 8 | / |
| Sankaraa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sankaraji | 80 | 191 | / |
| Sankaraiy | 80 | 57 | / |
| Sankaraai | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shankarau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shankaray | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sankaraya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shankariya | 76 | 76 | / |
| Sangkaraja | 76 | 19 | / |
| Shankarraj | 76 | 16 | / |
| Shankaryya | 76 | 7 | / |
| Sankarraja | 76 | 5 | / |
| Shankarayy | 76 | 3 | / |
| Shankarrau | 76 | 3 | / |
| Shenkaraya | 76 | 1 | / |
| Shankharay | 76 | 1 | / |
| Shankeraya | 76 | 1 | / |
| Sankaraaya | 76 | 1 | / |
| Samnkaraji | 76 | 1 | / |
| Sankaray | 74 | 276 | / |
| Sankaraj | 74 | 6 | / |
| Shankarraju | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sankarraj | 70 | 36 | / |
| Sankariya | 70 | 27 | / |
| Sankharay | 70 | 22 | / |
| Sankarayy | 70 | 9 | / |
| Shankarey | 70 | 7 | / |
| Sankarray | 70 | 7 | / |
| Sankareji | 70 | 4 | / |
| Sankaraju | 70 | 2 | / |
| Sankarajy | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sankharae | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sangkaray | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sankarraju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shamkharay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankhairay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shankharey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankariyas | 67 | 1 | / |
Shankaraiah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankaraiah in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | 41.67 |
| शंकरैः | sankaraih | 16.67 |
| शंकरािहया | sankaraihaya | 8.33 |
| शंकरारे | sankarare | 8.33 |
| शकरै | sakarai | 8.33 |
| शंकरराही | sankararahi | 8.33 |
| शंकरैया | sankaraiya | 8.33 |
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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 Shankaraiah
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