Shankhdhar Surname

326,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shankhdhar Surname User-submission:

ShankhaDhar or Shankhadhar is a surname used by Brahmin in the North of India. They are purely vegetarian. And also very religious. There are two types of Brahmin in North India. The first are Kanyakubj Brahmin and thte other Sanadhaya Brahmin.

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Shankhdhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1261:681,23031,853
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Shankhdhar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

ShankhaDhar or Shankhadhar is a surname used by Brahmin in the North of India. They are purely vegetarian. And also very religious. There are two types of Brahmin in North India. The first are Kanyakubj Brahmin and thte other Sanadhaya Brahmin. Shankhadhars are Sanadhaya Brahmin and they get higher position among Brahmin.

- Piyush Shankhadhar

Shankhdhar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shankhdhar (Hindi: शंखधार, Marathi: शंखधर) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankhdhar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 326,350th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,398,197 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shankhdhar reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Shankhdhar is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 1,126 people, or 1 in 681,230. In India Shankhdhar is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 86 percent live, Delhi, where 5 percent live and Uttarkhand, where 1 percent live. Not including India it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shankhdhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shankhdhar in the Marathi language
शंखधरsankhadhara-
Shankhdhar in the Hindi language
शंखधारsankhadhara94.98
शंखधरsankhadhara2.27
शंख्धारsankhdhara1.94
शांखधारsankhadhara0.49
शंखाधारsankhadhara0.16
सखंधारsakhandhara0.16

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