Shankayan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shankayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 5 | 1:586,036 | 10,281 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Shankayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shankayan (Russian: Шанкаян) occurs more in Armenia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankayan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shankayan is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Shankayan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shankayan are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.
The last name Shankayan is most prevalent in Armenia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 586,036. In Armenia it is primarily concentrated in: Yerevan, where 100 percent live. Outside of Armenia Shankayan is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankayan | 94 | 7 | / |
| Sankhayan | 89 | 34 | / |
| Sangkayan | 89 | 4 | / |
| Chankayan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shankuyan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shankoyan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sangkayang | 84 | 2 | / |
| Sankuyan | 82 | 125 | / |
| Sankoyan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Sonkayan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sangkajan | 78 | 14 | / |
| Sonkhayan | 78 | 11 | / |
| Chankajan | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chankayon | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sankhiyan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sankoyang | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sangkayam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Siankaian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sankhajan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chonkayan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sankaen | 75 | 32 | / |
| Sangkajang | 74 | 28 | / |
| Chankajang | 74 | 21 | / |
| Sangkayoon | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sangkoyang | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sangkayeng | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sankaine | 71 | 129 | / |
| Sangkaen | 71 | 71 | / |
| Shankeen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sangkain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sankeuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankhaun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangkean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankeang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankayom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankhain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soncayan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seankean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shankein | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chongkhayan | 70 | 58 | / |
| Sangkahiang | 70 | 1 | / |
| Seangkajang | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sankhayom | 67 | 69 | / |
| Chancayun | 67 | 47 | / |
| Chankayom | 67 | 12 | / |
| Changkean | 67 | 7 | / |
| Changkain | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chankayum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sangkajun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sangkajon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chankhain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chankajon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangkeang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangkaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seangkean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chancayon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangcuyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schankein | 67 | 0 | / |
Shankayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankayan in the Russian language | ||
| Шанкаян | sankaan | - |
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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 Shankayan
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