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) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shankul? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shankul is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Shankul is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Shankul reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shankul is also the 609,814th most common first name on earth, borne by 219 people.

The last name Shankul is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Shankul is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shankul
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