Shankata Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Shankata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shankata (66) may also be a first name.
Shankata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankata Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shankata (Hindi: शंकटा, Marathi: शंकटा) occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankata? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Shankata is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Shankata live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shankata is also the 1,201,840th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 66 people.
Shankata is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kajiado County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and India, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shankata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankata in the Hindi language | ||
| शंकटा | sankata | 90.24 |
| संकटा | sankata | 4.88 |
| संकठा | sankatha | 2.44 |
| शंकता | sankata | 2.44 |
| Shankata in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकटा | sankata | 66.67 |
| शांकता | sankata | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Shankata
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