Shanuk Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shanuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Shanuk (13) may also be a first name.

Shanuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shanuk (Hindi: शानुक, Marathi: शानुक, Russian: Шанук) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Shanuk reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Shanuk is mostly found in: Kerala, where 50 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 50 percent are found. Not including India it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 20 percent are found and Belarus, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shannuk929/
Shainuk923/
Sanuk91200/
Schanhuk8611/
Shainhuk862/
Saynuk83126/
Shanok8377/
Sanuuk8360/
Sanuik8328/
Sanuke8326/
Shenuk8321/
Sajnuk8317/
Sanuck8315/
Sainuk836/
Sanouk833/
Sanauk832/
Shanuq831/
Sianuk831/
Sanguk831/
Shonuk831/
Schainuck8029/
Schainhuk8011/
Szajnuk7734/
Shonuck7717/
Sanukhe7711/
Sangauk7711/
Sheinuk778/
Shonuke777/
Shainok775/
Schenuk774/
Shenukh773/
Sheynuk772/
Sainuik772/
Shannok771/
Samnukh771/
Sanhuke771/
Shanook771/
Sautnuk771/
Schanok770/
Sanok73766/
Senuk73346/
Sonuk737/
Sanug731/
Schanock7134/
Sanukova7131/
Scheinuk7129/
Shainock7119/
Channouk7110/
Chainhuk717/
Shannock717/
Shaynock712/
Shainook711/
Chainuck711/
Channauk711/
Schenuck710/
Sannok67431/
Senhuk6799/
Sajnok6785/
Çaynuk6728/
Senuik6721/
Sonuke6721/
Sajnug6719/
Sanook6717/
Scheinuck6713/
Seinuk6712/
Sianok6710/
Sainok675/
Chanux674/
Sanoug672/
Shonukova672/
Scheineuk671/
Zainuk671/
Sangug671/
Sotnuk671/
Sonukh671/
Saanok671/
Sanguq671/
Chanug671/
Saynukova671/
Sonouk671/
Shenug671/
Senauk671/
Sanaux671/
Seneuk671/
Seanux671/
Saņuks671/
Zanuik671/
Shanog670/
Shanhaugh670/

Shanuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanuk in the Hindi language
शानुकsanuka-
Shanuk in the Marathi language
शानुकsanuka-
Shanuk in the Russian language
Шанукsanuk-

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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 Shanuk
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