Shinkar Surname

161,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Russia

Shinkar Surname User-submission:

The surname Shinkar means 'innkeeper' or 'cup bearer'. It comes from Middle High German schenken, from Old High German scenken, from Proto-Germanic skankijan. Depending on ethno religious origins of the name-holder, the change in vowels from schenk to shink may be product of German or Jewish migrations into Poland-Lithuania.

Shinkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,9191:399,72121,162
Russia4561:316,05931,989
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Belarus301:316,70234,864
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Israel121:713,13647,700
Moldova71:508,76732,975
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Shinkar (64) may also be a first name.

Shinkar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Shinkar means 'innkeeper' or 'cup bearer'. It comes from Middle High German schenken, from Old High German scenken, from Proto-Germanic skankijan. Depending on ethno religious origins of the name-holder, the change in vowels from schenk to shink may be product of German or Jewish migrations into Poland-Lithuania.

- baltischdeutscher

The Shinkar surname derives from Proto-Slavic, meaning 'tavern-owner' or 'tavern worker', similar to German Schenker (occupational).

- meepersheep

Shinkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shinkar (Hindi: सोनकर, Marathi: िशनकर, Russian: Шинкар) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shinkar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shinkar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 161,998th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,713,159 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Shinkar are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,223,525th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 64 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,919 people, or 1 in 399,721. In India Shinkar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Telangana, where 0 percent live. Outside of India this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent live and Egypt, where 5 percent live.

Shinkar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shinkar surname is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shinkar last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 56.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shinkar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.58% more than the national average, earning $61,893 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shinkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shinkar in the Marathi language
िशनकरisanakara87.97
िशणकरisanakara5.81
शंकरsankara2.58
िंशकरinsakara2.09
सुधाकरsudhakara0.46
िसनकरisanakara0.38
सीनकरsinakara0.23
िसन्करisankara0.15
िदनकरidanakara0.11
िनमकरinamakara0.08
शीनकरsinakara0.08
शकरsakara0.08
Shinkar in the Hindi language
सोनकरsonakara50
शंकरsankara50
Shinkar in the Russian language
Шинкарsinkar-

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  • 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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