Shankhan Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Shankhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
Shankhan (46) may also be a first name.
Shankhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shankhan (Hindi: शानखां) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shankhan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankhan? popularity and diffusion
Shankhan is the 3,485,539th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shankhan are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 46 people.
The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 25,568,846. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 90 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent live. Excluding India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Guyana, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shankhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankhan in the Hindi language | ||
| शानखां | sanakham | 50 |
| शंखन | sankhana | 50 |
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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 Shankhan
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