Shanuka Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Shanuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shanuka (3,745) may also be a first name.

Shanuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shanuka (Hindi: शानुका, Marathi: शानुका) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanuka? popularity and diffusion

Shanuka is the 499,041st most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,041,736 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanuka reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 115,040th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 3,745 people.

This last name is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 658 people, or 1 in 31,624. Barring Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shanuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanuka in the Hindi language
शानुकाsanuka-
Shanuka in the Marathi language
शानुकाsanuka80.95
शानुकाानेsanukaane4.76
शनुकाsanuka4.76
शंकरsankara4.76
शानूकाsanuka4.76

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shanuka
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