Shannkar Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shannkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shannkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shannkar (208) may also be a first name.

Shannkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shannkar (Hindi: शंंकर, Marathi: शंंकर, Oriya: ଶଂର) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shannkar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shannkar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shannkar is also the 627,410th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 208 people.

Shannkar is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India Shannkar is most numerous in: Rajasthan, where 33 percent are found, Uttarkhand, where 29 percent are found and Odisha, where 13 percent are found. Beside India this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shannkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shannkar in the Oriya language
ଶଂରsanra-
Shannkar in the Marathi language
शंंकरsamnkara92.4
शंकरsankara5.85
ठाकरthakara0.58
खानेकरkhanekara0.58
शेरकरserakara0.58
Shannkar in the Hindi language
शंंकरsamnkara57.97
शंकरsankara37.68
श्ंकरsnkara2.9
श्ांंकरsamnkara1.45

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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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  • 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 Shannkar
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