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
The surname Shankayan (Russian: Шанкаян) is found in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankayan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 surname is most widely held in Armenia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 586,036. In Armenia Shankayan is mostly found in: Yerevan, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Armenia Shankayan occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent are found.
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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