Shnkar Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shnkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shnkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6131:1,251,33049,676
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222

Shnkar (1,058) may also be a first name.

Shnkar Last Name Facts

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

Shnkar (Hindi: श्ंकर, Marathi: शंकर, Oriya: କୁମାର) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shnkar.

How Common Is The Last Name Shnkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shnkar is the 523,789th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. Shnkar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shnkar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 246,082nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 1,058 people.

The last name Shnkar is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 613 people, or 1 in 1,251,330. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 43 percent are found, Kerala, where 18 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schnkar921/
Snkar9120/
Sihnkhar861/
Shshnkar861/
Sinkar833,732/
Senkar83183/
Jhnkar833/
Shnkor831/
Ssnkar831/
Snkhar831/
Singkar7717/
Sengkar7715/
Senkhar775/
Seenkar775/
Shnkoor771/
Sinnkar771/
Sinkhar771/
Saenkar770/
Znkar7334/
Cnkar739/
Snkor731/
Singkaur713/
Singkear711/
Sinkahar711/
Sincar675,342/
Sencar671,256/
Cinkar67131/
Zenkar67115/
Cenkar6793/
Senkár6765/
Jinkar6724/
Zinkar6711/
Sinkár679/
Jenkar679/
Sinkor676/
Genkar671/
Süncar671/

Shnkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shnkar in the Oriya language
କୁମାରkumara-
Shnkar in the Hindi language
श्ंकरsnkara71.93
शंकरsankara7.6
श्न्करsnkara4.97
श्ंकारsnkara4.68
श्न्कारsnkara0.29
Shnkar in the Marathi language
शंकरsankara70.28
ंकरnkara26.98
शकरsakara1.16
शकंरsakanra0.32
शेकरsekara0.21
संकरsankara0.11
शंक़रsanqara0.11
शंखरsankhara0.11
शन्करsankara0.11
शंकरेsankare0.11
सोनारsonara0.11

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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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  • 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 Shnkar
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