Shankhapal Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shankhapal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankhapal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7561:1,014,63742,680
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shankhapal (96) may also be a first name.

Shankhapal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shankhapal (Hindi: शंखपाल, Marathi: शंखपाळ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankhapal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 449,465th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,626,877 people. Shankhapal occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shankhapal are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shankhapal is also the 968,397th most widespread first name on earth, held by 96 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 756 people, or 1 in 1,014,637. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent are found, West Bengal, where 1 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shankhapal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shankhapal in the Hindi language
शंखपालsankhapala-
Shankhapal in the Marathi language
शंखपाळsankhapala67.04
शंखपालsankhapala30.3
शंखपाळाकरsankhapalakara0.32
शंकपाळsankapala0.32
शंखपाळाबाईsankhapalaba'i0.32
शंखापाळsankhapala0.32
शंखपाळानेsankhapalane0.32
शंखापालsankhapala0.24
शंखपाऴsankhapala0.16
शंखपाळारामsankhapalarama0.16
शंखपालानेsankhapalane0.16
शखपालsakhapala0.16
शंखपालाचीsankhapalaci0.16

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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 Shankhapal
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