Shankul Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shankul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shankul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
India121:63,922,115578,870
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Shankul (219) may also be a first name.

Shankul Last Name Facts

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

Shankul (Hindi: शंकुल, Marathi: शंकुल, Russian: Шанкул) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shankul.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankul? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Shankul is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Shankul live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shankul is also the 609,814th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 219 people.

The surname Shankul is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most common in: Gombe, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shankoul9347/
Shankule938/
Sankul92113/
Shankuule881/
Sangkul86120/
Sankule86112/
Sankull867/
Saunkul863/
Saankul862/
Sankhul861/
Sankoul861/
Shankulova8228/
Shamkule8085/
Sangkuhl8063/
Shankool8026/
Changkul8015/
Seangkul806/
Sangkhul801/
Sankhule801/
Sankoule801/
Chankhul801/
Sankol77135/
Sonkul77121/
Zankul772/
Sancul772/
Şankul771/
Sankulova752/
Chaingkul751/
Chamnhkul751/
Sonkule71219/
Sankhol71166/
Sankool71161/
Sangkol71119/
Songkul7124/
Zankoul719/
Sounkul715/
Chamkul712/
Shonkulova711/
Sancull711/
Samkull711/
Seunkul711/
Soonkul711/
Suonkul711/
Sonkusle6734/
Sangkool6733/
Chongkul6711/
Chounkul675/
Saunkool673/
Saingkol673/
Seangkol671/
Saanküll671/
Chonkule671/

Shankul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shankul in the Hindi language
शंकुलsankula88.71
शांकुलsankula4.84
शकुंलsakunla3.23
शंाकुलsamakula1.61
शंकूलsankula1.61
Shankul in the Marathi language
शंकुलsankula76.47
शांकुलsankula11.76
शंकूलsankula5.88
शकुलsakula5.88
Shankul in the Russian language
Шанкулsankul-

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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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  • 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 Shankul
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