Shankhala Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Shankhala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 96 | 1:7,990,264 | 168,289 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shankhala (11) may also be a first name.
Shankhala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankhala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shankhala (Hindi: शंखला, Marathi: शांखला, Oriya: ଶଳା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankhala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,860,621st most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shankhala reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 7,990,264. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 30 percent reside, Telangana, where 17 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 11 percent reside. Aside from India it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shankhala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankhala in the Hindi language | ||
| शंखला | sankhala | - |
| Shankhala in the Marathi language | ||
| शांखला | sankhala | 54.05 |
| शंखला | sankhala | 37.84 |
| सांखला | sankhala | 5.41 |
| शंकर | sankara | 2.7 |
| Shankhala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଳା | sala | 50 |
| ଶଂଖଲା | sankhala | 25 |
| ଶାଲା | sala | 25 |
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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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- 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 Shankhala
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