Shnkr Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shnkr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shnkr Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
India91:85,229,487684,495

Shnkr (167) may also be a first name.

Shnkr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shnkr (Hindi: शंकर, Marathi: शंकर) occurs most in Pakistan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shnkr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shnkr live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 708,111th most widespread first name in the world, held by 167 people.

This last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 8,120,177. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 95 percent are found and Punjab, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan Shnkr exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snkr896/
Sngkr801/
Sinkr801/
Chnkr801/
Znkr6714/
Snqr671/
Jnkr671/
Cenkr607/
Genkr601/
Çınkır550/

Shnkr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shnkr in the Hindi language
शंकरsankara-
Shnkr in the Marathi language
शंकरsankara94.44
शनकरsanakara5.56

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Shnkr
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