Shanklyn Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Shanklyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanklyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales171:182,03112,022
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Shanklyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shanklyn occurs more in Wales more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shanklyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanklyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Shanklyn reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in Wales, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 182,031. In Wales Shanklyn is most numerous in: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, where 41 percent live, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, where 29 percent live and Vale of Glamorgan County Borough, where 29 percent live. Other than Wales this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 4 percent live.

Shanklyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shanklyn has changed over time. In Wales the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Shanklyn Reference & Research

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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 Shanklyn
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis