Shankua Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Shankua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Shankua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shankua (Marathi: शान्कुं, Oriya: ଶୁଆ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,635,433rd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shankua live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Shankua is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 14,472,932. In India Shankua is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 89 percent are found, West Bengal, where 8 percent are found and Delhi, where 2 percent are found. Other than India this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shankua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankua in the Marathi language | ||
| शान्कुं | sankum | - |
| Shankua in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶୁଆ | su'a | 76.92 |
| କୁମାର | kumara | 15.38 |
| ଭକୁଆ | bhaku'a | 2.56 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 2.56 |
| ଗହକି | gahaki | 2.56 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shankua
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