Shankha Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Shankha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 118 | 1:6,500,554 | 147,901 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Shankha (4,030) may also be a first name.
Shankha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shankha (Bengali: শঙ্খ, Hindi: शंखा, Marathi: शंखा, Oriya: ନାଏକ, Tibetan: སང་ཁ་) occurs most in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shankha live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shankha is also the 109,928th most widely held first name globally, borne by 4,030 people.
The surname Shankha is most numerous in India, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 6,500,554. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 63 percent live, Odisha, where 14 percent live and West Bengal, where 10 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shankha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankha in the Hindi language | ||
| शंखा | sankha | 92.86 |
| शानखा | sanakha | 4.46 |
| शन्खा | sankha | 0.89 |
| शंख | sankha | 0.89 |
| शांखा | sankha | 0.89 |
| Shankha in the Bengali language | ||
| শঙ্খ | sankha | 68.75 |
| শঙ্খদেবী | sankhadebi | 6.25 |
| শঙ্খশুভ্র | sankhasubhra | 6.25 |
| শঙ্ক | sanka | 6.25 |
| শঙ্খলক্ষী | sankhalaksi | 6.25 |
| শঙ্খনারায়ন | sankhanarayana | 6.25 |
| Shankha in the Marathi language | ||
| शंखा | sankha | 66.67 |
| शांखा | sankha | 16.67 |
| शंख | sankha | 16.67 |
| Shankha in the Tibetan language | ||
| སང་ཁ་ | sangkha | 50 |
| གསང་ཁ་ | sangkha | 50 |
| Shankha in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଏକ | na'eka | 16.31 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 13.12 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 9.93 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 9.57 |
| ଶଂଖ | sankha | 8.16 |
| ହଁାସଦାଃ | hamasadah | 4.96 |
| ବାରିକ | barika | 4.26 |
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | 3.55 |
| ମଳିକ | malika | 2.48 |
| ରଣା | rana | 2.13 |
| ନାହାକ | nahaka | 1.77 |
| ମଲିକ | malika | 1.42 |
| ଚରଣ | carana | 1.06 |
| କହଁର | kahamra | 1.06 |
| ମହାକୁଡ | mahakuda | 1.06 |
| କିସାନ | kisana | 0.71 |
| ଖୁିଆ | khui'a | 0.71 |
| ସେରନ | serana | 0.71 |
| ଶଁଖ | samkha | 0.71 |
| କିଷାନ | kisana | 0.71 |
| େମେହର | emehara | 0.71 |
| ମହାକୁଳ | mahakula | 0.71 |
| ଲାକଡା | lakada | 0.71 |
| ଖମାରୀ | khamari | 0.71 |
| ଭୂୟଁା | bhuyama | 0.35 |
| ମହାୁଡ | mahauda | 0.35 |
| ଶଂଖା | sankha | 0.35 |
| ଠାକୁର | thakura | 0.35 |
| େବୖକାର | ebakara | 0.35 |
| ମହାଂତ | mahanta | 0.35 |
| ଧିବର | dhibara | 0.35 |
| େଲାହାର | elahara | 0.35 |
| ଭୁୟଁା | bhuyama | 0.35 |
| ମହାଳିକ | mahalika | 0.35 |
| ଝଗରା | jhagara | 0.35 |
| ମାନସିଂହ | manasinha | 0.35 |
| ଧରୁଆ | dharu'a | 0.35 |
| ଭକ୍ତା | bhakta | 0.35 |
| ମହାନିଆ | mahani'a | 0.35 |
| େଦେବନ | edebana | 0.35 |
| ମଲୀକ | malika | 0.35 |
| ମାଣିକ | manika | 0.35 |
| ଖୁଆଳ | khu'ala | 0.35 |
| ଧନୁର | dhanura | 0.35 |
| ଛତର | chatara | 0.35 |
| ଶଂଖାଇଁ | sankha'im | 0.35 |
| ଥନାପତି | thanapati | 0.35 |
| େମାହନ | emahana | 0.35 |
| ପୁଥାଳ | puthala | 0.35 |
| ଚଲାନ | calana | 0.35 |
| ହରିହର | harihara | 0.35 |
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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 Shankha
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