Shanku Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Albania

Shanku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6331:1,211,79448,528
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Albania101:291,40615,585
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shanku (5,563) may also be a first name.

Shanku Last Name Facts

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

Shanku (Bengali: শঙ্কু, Hindi: शंकू, Marathi: शंकु, Oriya: ଶନକୁ, Tibetan: ཤན་སྐུ།) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 490,615th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,796,364 people. The last name Shanku occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shanku are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 89,878th most common given name worldwide, held by 5,563 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 633 people, or 1 in 1,211,794. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 47 percent live, Maharashtra, where 24 percent live and Telangana, where 22 percent live. Outside of India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Albania, where 1 percent live.

Shanku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shanku surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Shanku earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning $40,298 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shankhu9287/
Shankou9269/
Shaanku9224/
Shankau9220/
Schanku923/
Shainku921/
Shankuj921/
Shankup921/
Sanku917,259/
Shangkhu86251/
Shanhkhu8621/
Sahankud861/
Shaankhu861/
Shankout861/
Sankau83604/
Sangku83266/
Sankhu83125/
Szanku8376/
Sankeu8366/
Sankou8359/
Sankui8353/
Shenku8316/
Sankuh8310/
Shonku838/
Saanku836/
Sainku833/
Sankku832/
Sankuj832/
Sankuy831/
Sannku831/
Saunku831/
Shankhuha801/
Shankhuua801/
Shamkut7777/
Siankou7748/
Sangkhu7729/
Sangkuy7722/
Sankhut779/
Siangku777/
Chankut775/
Chankeu774/
Shenkhu773/
Shankoo773/
Shenkuu773/
Sangkau772/
Sankout771/
Chankau771/
Shonkku771/
Shonkus771/
Shankoe771/
Shamkus771/
Shamkau771/
Sankhuu771/
Sankeus771/
Sankhud771/
Sangkeu771/
Sangkui771/
Sancu73169/
Sankó7367/
Sonku7333/
Çanku731/
Sainkhuu71112/
Shankhoo718/
Saingkui717/
Shengkui715/
Changkud712/
Sankoutt711/
Shancupp711/
Shaymkui711/
Sangkoup711/
Changkau711/
Seangkuy711/
Sangkhui711/
Changkut711/
Chankhut711/
Zsankó67171/
Sancuu6787/
Szankó6752/
Schancupp6744/
Sonkou6731/
Sankoe6728/
Sanceu6719/
Sankoo6717/
Samkus6714/
Samkut6713/
Changkhud6712/
Chancu678/
Changkhut678/
Saincu675/
Songku675/
Sonkus675/
Sancut674/
Sancus674/
Sonkeu674/
Samkeu673/
Samkou673/
Sonkup672/
Sangcu672/
Sheinkupf671/
Suonku671/
Sonkuh671/
Siancu671/
Sancou671/
Sancup671/
Sanqgu671/
Satncu671/
Seinku671/
Shomku671/
Sheinkaut670/

Shanku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanku in the Oriya language
ଶନକୁsanaku-
Shanku in the Bengali language
শঙ্কুsanku91.85
শংকুsanku5.19
শাঙ্কুsanku2.22
শন্কুsanku0.74
Shanku in the Marathi language
शंकुsanku62.22
शंकूsanku34
शांकुsanku1.56
शंकरsankara1.11
शांकूsanku0.44
शंकुलsankula0.22
हंसुhansu0.22
लहानुlahanu0.22
Shanku in the Hindi language
शंकूsanku50.63
शंकुsanku43.46
शन्कूsanku2.11
शांकुsanku0.84
शन्कुsanku0.84
सानकूsanaku0.42
शान्कूsanku0.42
शंखूsankhu0.42
शांकूsanku0.42
Shanku in the Tibetan language
ཤན་སྐུ།shenku25
ཤན་ཀུ།shenku25
གཤན་ཀུ།shenku25
ཤཱན་སྐུ།shenku25

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