Shankr Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Shankr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 130 | 1:5,900,503 | 139,327 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shankr (1,078) may also be a first name.
Shankr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shankr (Hindi: शंकर, Marathi: शंकर, Russian: Шанкр) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankr? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,391,595th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Shankr live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 243,369th most widespread first name globally, borne by 1,078 people.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 5,900,503. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 25 percent are found, Bihar, where 22 percent are found and Chhattisgarh, where 18 percent are found. Aside from India Shankr occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 10 percent are found and Qatar, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shankr Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankr in the Hindi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | 81.48 |
| शंक्र | sankra | 14.81 |
| शकंर | sakanra | 3.7 |
| Shankr in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | 62.11 |
| शंक़र | sanqara | 15.72 |
| ठाकुर | thakura | 9.28 |
| हाण | hana | 5.15 |
| ठाकूर | thakura | 3.87 |
| शकर | sakara | 1.55 |
| शंक | sanka | 0.52 |
| शकंर | sakanra | 0.26 |
| Shankr in the Russian language | ||
| Шанкр | sankr | - |
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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 Shankr
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