Shankin Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shankin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2391:1,516,565103,003
Russia871:1,656,587109,852
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Shankin (12) may also be a first name.

Shankin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shankin (Hindi: शांकीन, Russian: Шанкин) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 814,680th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Shankin reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 1,516,565. In The United States Shankin is most frequent in: Michigan, where 40 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Shankin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shankin last name is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Shankin last name are 21.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.29% being registered to vote for the party.

Shankin earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.36% more than the national average, earning $50,210 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shankin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shankin in the Hindi language
शांकीनsankina50
शंकीनsankina50
Shankin in the Russian language
Шанкинsankin-

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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 Shankin
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