Shankini Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Shankini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Shankini (35) may also be a first name.

Shankini Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shankini (Bengali: শঙ্কিনী, Marathi: शंकीनी, Oriya: ଶିନି) is most common in India. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankini? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shankini are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 35 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Shankini is most numerous in: Telangana, where 75 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent are found. Beside India this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Lebanon, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shankini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shankini in the Bengali language
শঙ্কিনীsankini-
Shankini in the Marathi language
शंकीनीsankini-
Shankini in the Oriya language
ଶିନିsini66.67
ୀନୀini33.33

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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 Shankini
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