Shankh Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Shankh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 315 | 1:2,435,128 | 78,411 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
Shankh (638) may also be a first name.
Shankh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shankh (Bengali: শঙ্খ, Hindi: शंख, Marathi: शंख, Oriya: ଶାଂଖ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 860,770th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name Shankh is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shankh are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shankh is also the 329,390th most common first name on earth It is held by 638 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 2,435,128. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 43 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 39 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 8 percent are found. Outside of India it exists in one country. It also occurs in Mongolia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shankh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankh in the Bengali language | ||
| শঙ্খ | sankha | - |
| Shankh in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାଂଖ | sankha | - |
| Shankh in the Marathi language | ||
| शंख | sankha | 99.08 |
| संख | sankha | 0.92 |
| Shankh in the Hindi language | ||
| शंख | sankha | 88.51 |
| शन्ख | sankha | 10.34 |
| षंख | sankha | 0.57 |
| शांख | sankha | 0.57 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Shankh
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