Shankwar Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Shankwar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
Shankwar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankwar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shankwar (Hindi: शंकवार, Marathi: शंखवार) is carried 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 Shankwar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shankwar live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 15,341,308. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 44 percent live, Delhi, where 14 percent live and Maharashtra, where 14 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shankhwar | 94 | 304 | / |
| Shankware | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shakwar | 93 | 14 | / |
| Sankwar | 93 | 8 | / |
| Sankhwar | 88 | 292 | / |
| Shangwar | 88 | 35 | / |
| Shakware | 88 | 21 | / |
| Shaykwar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sakwar | 86 | 160 | / |
| Shangward | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sangwar | 80 | 104 | / |
| Sakware | 80 | 30 | / |
| Sackwar | 80 | 16 | / |
| Shagwar | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shakuar | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sonkwar | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sankuar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saakwar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shakweir | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sangwear | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shangbar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Songkwar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sakwaire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sonkware | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samnkwor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chatkwar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamkuar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chakwaire | 71 | 68 | / |
| Sakuar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sagwar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Changward | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shamghwar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saqware | 67 | 2,487 | / |
| Sangvar | 67 | 106 | / |
| Sangbar | 67 | 94 | / |
| Sanguar | 67 | 42 | / |
| Sagware | 67 | 32 | / |
| Songwar | 67 | 23 | / |
| Siakuar | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shakuor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saikuar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shaquar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shagbar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shakuarova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sookwar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sakuare | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sangwor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sonkuar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sagward | 67 | 0 | / |
Shankwar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankwar in the Hindi language | ||
| शंकवार | sankavara | - |
| Shankwar in the Marathi language | ||
| शंखवार | sankhavara | 44.44 |
| शाकवार | sakavara | 22.22 |
| शंकवार | sankavara | 22.22 |
| शंकर | sankara | 11.11 |
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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 Shankwar
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