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
Shankwar (Hindi: शंकवार, Marathi: शंखवार) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankwar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shankwar is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Shankwar is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Shankwar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 15,341,308. In India Shankwar is most common in: Telangana, where 44 percent reside, Delhi, where 14 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 14 percent reside. Excluding India this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 4 percent reside.
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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