Shankhar Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Shankhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 265 | 1:2,894,586 | 87,884 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shankhar (661) may also be a first name.
Shankhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shankhar (Bengali: শঙ্খর, Hindi: शंखर, Marathi: शंकर, Oriya: ଶର, Tibetan: ཤང་ཀར་) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankhar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shankhar is the 906,170th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shankhar reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 322,851st most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 661 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 2,894,586. In India Shankhar is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 28 percent are found, West Bengal, where 22 percent are found and Telangana, where 11 percent are found. Beside India Shankhar is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shankhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankhar in the Bengali language | ||
| শঙ্খর | sankhara | - |
| Shankhar in the Hindi language | ||
| शंखर | sankhara | 97.96 |
| शेखर | sekhara | 1.02 |
| शांखर | sankhara | 1.02 |
| Shankhar in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | 82.14 |
| शंखर | sankhara | 14.29 |
| शंखार | sankhara | 3.57 |
| Shankhar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶର | sara | 64.13 |
| ଶାାର | saara | 22.83 |
| ଶାର | sara | 11.96 |
| େଲାହାର | elahara | 1.09 |
| Shankhar in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤང་ཀར་ | shangkar | 40 |
| ཤང་ཁར་ | shangkhar | 40 |
| ཤང་དཀར་ | shangkar | 20 |
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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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