Shashankar Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Shashankar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 94 | 1:8,160,270 | 170,569 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Shashankar (433) may also be a first name.
Shashankar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shashankar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shashankar (Bengali: শশাঙ্কর, Hindi: शशांकर, Marathi: शशंकर, Oriya: ଶଂର) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shashankar.
How Common Is The Last Name Shashankar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,765,740th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. Shashankar is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shashankar live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 412,254th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 433 people.
Shashankar is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 8,160,270. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 85 percent live, Sikkim, where 5 percent live and Maharashtra, where 4 percent live. Beside India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 8 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sashankar | 95 | 171 | / |
| Shasankar | 95 | 32 | / |
| Sahashankar | 95 | 4 | / |
| Shashhankar | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sahashangkar | 91 | 4 | / |
| Shashangkhar | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sahasankar | 90 | 25 | / |
| Shasangkar | 90 | 22 | / |
| Saishankar | 90 | 17 | / |
| Sashangkar | 90 | 14 | / |
| Shasankhar | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chashankar | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sashankhar | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sasankar | 89 | 421 | / |
| Shahashangkar | 87 | 3 | / |
| Sahasankhar | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sasankhar | 84 | 129 | / |
| Sasangkar | 84 | 28 | / |
| Saisankar | 84 | 11 | / |
| Sausankar | 84 | 4 | / |
| Sahsankar | 84 | 3 | / |
| Shesankar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sahusankar | 80 | 8 | / |
| Satsankhar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seeshankar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sasonkar | 78 | 40 | / |
| Sasamkar | 78 | 10 | / |
| Chadchankar | 76 | 36 | / |
| Sassonkar | 74 | 144 | / |
| Seusankar | 74 | 69 | / |
| Seesankar | 74 | 23 | / |
| Sesankhar | 74 | 3 | / |
| Seusankhar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chadchamkar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sozankar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chauchamkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souzankar | 63 | 9 | / |
| Soozankar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chochamkar | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sasongkhor | 50 | 1 | / |
Shashankar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shashankar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଂର | sanra | 86.67 |
| ଶଶାର | sasara | 6.67 |
| ଶଶର | sasara | 6.67 |
| Shashankar in the Bengali language | ||
| শশাঙ্কর | sasankara | 84.21 |
| শশঙ্কর | sasankara | 15.79 |
| Shashankar in the Marathi language | ||
| शशंकर | sasankara | 37.5 |
| ैससनकर | aisasanakara | 25 |
| ससनकर | sasanakara | 25 |
| शशांकर | sasankara | 12.5 |
| Shashankar in the Hindi language | ||
| शशांकर | sasankara | 35.29 |
| शशंकर | sasankara | 35.29 |
| शशांक | sasanka | 11.76 |
| शंकर | sankara | 11.76 |
| शशान्कर | sasankara | 5.88 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shashankar
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