Shankir Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shankir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India51:153,413,076951,030
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Shankir (90) may also be a first name.

Shankir Last Name Facts

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

Shankir (Hindi: शंकिर, Marathi: शंकीर, Oriya: ଶଂକିର) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,573,888th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Shankir is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Shankir reside; 94 percent reside in North Africa and 94 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 90 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Aside from Egypt it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shankir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shankir in the Oriya language
ଶଂକିରsankira-
Shankir in the Hindi language
शंकिरsankira50
शांकिरsankira33.33
शंकीरsankira8.33
शांकीरsankira8.33
Shankir in the Marathi language
शंकीरsankira50
शंकरsankara40
अशंकीरasankira10

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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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  • 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 Shankir
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