Shankars Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Shankars Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Shankars (23) may also be a first name.
Shankars Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankars Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shankars (Hindi: शंकरस्, Marathi: शंकर) occurs most in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shankars click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankars? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,152,526th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. Shankars is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shankars are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most common first name world-wide It is held by 23 people.
The last name Shankars is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 11,448,737. In India Shankars is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 70 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 10 percent live and Telangana, where 6 percent live. Apart from India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 12 percent live and Singapore, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shankaras | 94 | 3 | / |
| Shankaris | 94 | 2 | / |
| Shankarsh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sankars | 93 | 43 | / |
| Shankarasa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sankarsh | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shankers | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shankar Sah | 84 | 13 | / |
| Shangaris | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sankers | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sancars | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shinkarous | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saunkers | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shangros | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shankersigh | 74 | 1 | / |
| Changaris | 71 | 71 | / |
| Shengaris | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shangresy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shannugarasa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chankrasae | 67 | 461 | / |
| Chankrasai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Shangreiso | 67 | 10 | / |
| Changarasi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shingarisu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shanckercy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seinkers | 63 | 2 | / |
| Songkors | 63 | 1 | / |
Shankars Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankars in the Hindi language | ||
| शंकरस् | sankaras | - |
| Shankars in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | - |
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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 Shankars
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