Shankat Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shankat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2121:3,618,233101,667
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Shankat (196) may also be a first name.

Shankat Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shankat Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shankat (Hindi: शंकट, Marathi: शांकट, Oriya: େବେହରା) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Shankat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shankat is the 1,079,669th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shankat reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 648,004th most widely held first name globally, borne by 196 people.

The last name Shankat is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 3,618,233. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 93 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent live and Telangana, where 1 percent live. Apart from India Shankat is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shankat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shankat in the Marathi language
शांकटsankata88.81
शंकरsankara3.73
शंकातsankata1.02
शांकटानेsankatane0.68
सकरsakara0.68
शांकटपाsankatapa0.68
शंकतsankata0.68
सकटsakata0.68
शंकटsankata0.68
शाकटsakata0.68
शांकाटsankata0.68
साकटsakata0.68
शकतsakata0.34
Shankat in the Hindi language
शंकटsankata70.97
शांकतsankata16.13
शाँकतsamkata6.45
शंकतsankata3.23
संकटsankata3.23
Shankat in the Oriya language
େବେହରାebehara57.14
କେହନ୍ଇkehani14.29
େଜନାejana14.29
ରଣାrana14.29

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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 Shankat
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