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) occurs most in Egypt. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankir? popularity and diffusion
Shankir is the 1,573,888th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Shankir live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Shankir is also the 1,005,046th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 90 people.
The last name is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Excluding Egypt it is found in 4 countries. It is also found 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
- 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 Shankir
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