Shashanka Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shashanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shashanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India461:16,675,334263,471
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Shashanka (8,647) may also be a first name.

Shashanka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shashanka (Bengali: শশাঙ্ক, Hindi: शशांका, Marathi: शशांका, Oriya: ଶଶା, Russian: Шашанька) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shashanka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Shashanka reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shashanka is also the 67,531st most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 8,647 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 16,675,334. In India Shashanka is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 59 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 26 percent live and Karnataka, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account India Shashanka exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Bangladesh, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shashanka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shashanka in the Oriya language
ଶଶାsasa88.68
ପଧାନpadhana5.76
ଶଶsasa2.06
େଶକରesakara0.41
ମହାନmahana0.21
ଶଶାରsasara0.21
ଶାସମଲsasamala0.21
Shashanka in the Bengali language
শশাঙ্কsasanka80
শশাংকsasanka12.73
শশাঙ্ককুমারsasankakumara3.64
শশাঙ্খsasankha1.82
Shashanka in the Marathi language
शशांकाsasanka47.06
शशांकsasanka47.06
शशंकाsasanka5.88
Shashanka in the Hindi language
शशांकाsasanka38.46
शशांकsasanka34.62
शशंकाsasanka26.92
Shashanka in the Russian language
Шашанькаsasanka-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shashanka
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