Shanker Surname
Approximately 20,327 people bear this surname
Shanker Surname User-submission:
Shanker is another name for Lord Shiva. Creator and destroyer of the world who sits on top of the Himalayas.
Shanker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14,490 | 1:52,938 | 3,626 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,535 | 1:13,556 | 1,941 |
| United States | 1,306 | 1:277,534 | 25,925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 472 | 1:19,412 | 2,275 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| England | 243 | 1:229,292 | 19,121 |
| Pakistan | 191 | 1:935,308 | 12,541 |
| Malaysia | 177 | 1:166,634 | 10,180 |
| South Africa | 155 | 1:349,534 | 32,108 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Singapore | 111 | 1:49,619 | 1,908 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Oman | 100 | 1:36,880 | 2,528 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| Mauritius | 81 | 1:15,968 | 3,377 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Thailand | 45 | 1:1,569,741 | 208,465 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Nepal | 13 | 1:2,190,843 | 8,518 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Guyana | 8 | 1:95,278 | 6,792 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Shanker (25,413) may also be a first name.
Shanker Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Shanker is another name for Lord Shiva. Creator and destroyer of the world who sits on top of the Himalayas.
- ramsha36Shanker Demographics
Average Shanker Salary in
United States
$53,222 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shanker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanker (Hindi: शंकर, Marathi: शंकर, Oriya: ଶଂକର, Russian: Шанкер, Tibetan: ཤང་དཀར་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanker? popularity and diffusion
Shanker is the 26,482nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 358,516 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Shanker reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 31,606th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 25,413 people.
The surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 14,490 people, or 1 in 52,938. In India it is most frequent in: Delhi, where 35 percent live, Telangana, where 20 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent live. Apart from India Shanker is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Shanker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shanker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,185 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 12,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shanker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shanker surname are 22.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75.78% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shanker earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 34.65% more than the national average, earning 465,998 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning R 250,308 per year; in United States they earn 23.34% more than the national average, earning $53,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.35% more than the national average, earning $62,276 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shanker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanker in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଂକର | sankara | - |
| Shanker in the Hindi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | 94.08 |
| शंकेर | sankera | 4.93 |
| शकंर | sakanra | 0.3 |
| संकर | sankara | 0.1 |
| श्ंकर | snkara | 0.1 |
| शंकार | sankara | 0.1 |
| शन्कर | sankara | 0.1 |
| शकर | sakara | 0.1 |
| Shanker in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | 93.32 |
| शंकेर | sankera | 3.34 |
| शकर | sakara | 1.67 |
| शांकेर | sankera | 1.11 |
| शान्गेर | san'gera | 0.19 |
| आठनेरे | athanere | 0.19 |
| शांकर | sankara | 0.19 |
| Shanker in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤང་དཀར་ | shangkar | 87.5 |
| ཤང་ཁར་ | shangkhar | 12.5 |
| Shanker in the Russian language | ||
| Шанкер | sanker | - |
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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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