Shankya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shankya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Shankya (8) may also be a first name.
Shankya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shankya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shankya (Hindi: शांक्य, Marathi: शंकया) is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shankya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shankya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Shankya are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,213,784th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 8 people.
Shankya is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada it is primarily found in: British Columbia, where 100 percent are found. Barring Canada this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent are found and Spain, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shankhya | 93 | 20 | / |
| Sankya | 92 | 204 | / |
| Sankhya | 86 | 160 | / |
| Sangkya | 86 | 26 | / |
| Sankyat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shonkya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shankia | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shonkyaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Saunkhya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sankyo | 77 | 323 | / |
| Sankia | 77 | 179 | / |
| Sankja | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sankea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shangkija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sangkia | 71 | 50 | / |
| Sankeao | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sankhia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sonkhya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sangkea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shomkya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saunkeah | 67 | 29 | / |
| Shomkyaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chankija | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sangkeao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chankeao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sangkeay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shonkhia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sonkeuya | 67 | 1 | / |
Shankya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shankya in the Hindi language | ||
| शांक्य | sankya | - |
| Shankya in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकया | sankaya | 88.89 |
| संख्या | sankhya | 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 Shankya
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