Shanuka Surname
Approximately 660 people bear this surname
Shanuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanuka in the Hindi language | ||
| शानुका | sanuka | - |
| Shanuka in the Marathi language | ||
| शानुका | sanuka | 80.95 |
| शानुकााने | sanukaane | 4.76 |
| शनुका | sanuka | 4.76 |
| शंकर | sankara | 4.76 |
| शानूका | sanuka | 4.76 |
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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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