Shankill Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Shankill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Shankill (3) may also be a first name.

Shankill Last Name Facts

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

Shankill has its highest incidence in Ireland. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shankill.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankill? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shankill is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shankill reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shankill is also the 7,463,778th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 3 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Barring Ireland this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shankil93318/
Shankell882/
Shankl866/
Sankil863/
Shankel80610/
Sangkil80116/
Sankell8013/
Shanklp801/
Shenkll800/
Shankilova7821/
Sankl7719/
Schankel7545/
Shankeel751/
Saanküll751/
Shancell751/
Sankel7192/
Sancil7118/
Shanchell7111/
Schaunkel714/
Sankhl714/
Zankil711/
Chankl710/
Shenkel67497/
Saincil677/
Sangkel674/
Soonkil674/
Sanquil672/
Sankeel671/
Sankyol671/
Songkil671/
Schancl671/
Chancll671/
Shancel670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shankill
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis