Shankeri Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shankeri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001

Shankeri (79) may also be a first name.

Shankeri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shankeri (Georgian: შანკერი, Hindi: शंकेरी, Oriya: ଶଂେକରୀ) has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankeri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shankeri is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Shankeri is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shankeri are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shankeri is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 79 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Shankeri is primarily found in: Telangana, where 50 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent live and Odisha, where 17 percent live. Outside of India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shankeri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shankeri in the Georgian language
შანკერიshankeri-
Shankeri in the Hindi language
शंकेरीsankeri-
Shankeri in the Oriya language
ଶଂେକରୀsamekari-

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