Shankeran Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Shankeran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankeran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Shankeran (4) may also be a first name.

Shankeran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shankeran (Marathi: शंकेरन) is found most frequently in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankeran? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shankeran is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Shankeran occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shankeran reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 6,192,526th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 4 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Shankeran is primarily concentrated in: Delhi, where 50 percent live and Telangana, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and Singapore, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shankeran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shankeran in the Marathi language
शंकेरनsankerana-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shankeran
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