Shankour Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Shankour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 304 | 1:115,203 | 3,308 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
Shankour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shankour (Hindi: शंकूर) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankour? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 866,642nd most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shankour live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant.
The last name is most common in Iraq, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 115,203. Besides Iraq Shankour exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shankour Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankour in the Hindi language | ||
| शंकूर | sankura | - |
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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 Shankour
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