Shankir Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Shankir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
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) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,573,888th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Shankir are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 90 people.
The surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Aside from Egypt it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shankir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଂକିର | sankira | - |
| Shankir in the Hindi language | ||
| शंकिर | sankira | 50 |
| शांकिर | sankira | 33.33 |
| शंकीर | sankira | 8.33 |
| शांकीर | sankira | 8.33 |
| Shankir in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकीर | sankira | 50 |
| शंकर | sankara | 40 |
| अशंकीर | asankira | 10 |
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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 Shankir
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