Shinku Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shinku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shinku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5181:341,97418,555
India691:11,116,890206,545
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shinku (1,117) may also be a first name.

Shinku Last Name Facts

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

Shinku (Bengali: শিঙ্কু, Hindi: शिंकू, Marathi: िंशकु, Oriya: ଶିୁ, Russian: Шинку) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shinku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 525,631st most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Shinku reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shinku is also the 238,581st most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,117 people.

The surname Shinku is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 518 people, or 1 in 341,974. In Nigeria Shinku is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 75 percent are found, Taraba, where 11 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shinkus9263/
Shinkuh9217/
Shinkau9214/
Shinkud925/
Shingku922/
Shinkhu922/
Shainku921/
Shinkou921/
Sinku9129,729/
Schinkus8622/
Shuinkut861/
Singku83471/
Sinkou83379/
Sinnku83292/
Sinkui8350/
Szinku8334/
Sineku8323/
Shunku8321/
Sinkau8319/
Shynku8319/
Shenku8316/
Sinkku835/
Sinkhu834/
Hsinku833/
Sainku833/
Sinkuu833/
Sinkeu832/
Sinkud831/
Sinkuh831/
Sinkuy831/
Suinku831/
Seinku831/
Schinckus8086/
Sheinkupf801/
Sheinkaut800/
Singkhu77169/
Singkui7734/
Shenkus7732/
Singkuh7732/
Singkut7719/
Sinkaus7716/
Sinkhui7712/
Shynkus7711/
Sinkauz7710/
Shimkut779/
Singkud775/
Shenkhu773/
Shenkuu773/
Sienkou773/
Singkau772/
Shunkhu771/
Shunkui771/
Shinkoo771/
Sinkutė771/
Chinkuz771/
Sinquku771/
Singkuy771/
Schinkautz751/
Schinkusch751/
Sunku734,430/
Sinkó731,982/
Sincu731,157/
Senku73139/
Cinku7394/
Synku7332/
Schimkus71397/
Sainkhuu71112/
Chinkhup7139/
Schenkus7135/
Saingkui717/
Shimckus715/
Shengkui715/
Singkhup714/
Shynkhuu712/
Chuinkou712/
Singkhut712/
Shungkhu711/
Sinkuich711/
Schimkuß711/
Singkhou711/
Chinkhui711/
Senkus67771/
Sinkoo67540/
Zsinkó67317/
Ssenku67122/
Sungku6757/
Sinkoe6752/
Zinkeu6752/
Singcu6742/
Senkhu6734/
Sincup6728/
Synkus6728/
Schenkhut6717/
Szinkó6710/
Cinkuš6710/
Šinkus678/
Sunkku676/
Saincu675/
Sincus674/
Sincui674/
Synkut674/
Senkou673/
Chincu672/
Saenku672/
Cingku671/
Sunkuu671/
Sunnku671/
Sunkhu671/
Suunku671/
Sincou671/
Sincut671/
Ssunku671/
Schimkuhs671/
Schimkust671/
Sunkeu671/
Sunkuh671/
Sunkau671/

Shinku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shinku in the Oriya language
ଶିୁsiu-
Shinku in the Bengali language
শিঙ্কুsinku66.67
শিংকুsinku33.33
Shinku in the Marathi language
िंशकुinsaku50
िंशकूinsaku41.67
िशन्कुisanku8.33
Shinku in the Hindi language
शिंकूsinku36.47
शिंकुsinku25.88
शिन्कूsinku25.88
शिन्कुsinku4.71
शींकूsinku2.35
शीन्कुsinku2.35
शीन्कूsinku1.18
शिनकूsinaku1.18
Shinku in the Russian language
Шинкуsinku-

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