Shonkar Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Shonkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 310 | 1:2,474,404 | 79,283 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shonkar (79) may also be a first name.
Shonkar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shonkar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shonkar (Hindi: सोनकर, Marathi: शंकर) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shonkar.
How Common Is The Last Name Shonkar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 864,701st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shonkar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 79 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 2,474,404. In India Shonkar is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 87 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 8 percent reside and Delhi, where 2 percent reside. Barring India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shonkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shonkar in the Marathi language | ||
| शंकर | sankara | - |
| Shonkar in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनकर | sonakara | 61.11 |
| शोनकर | sonakara | 38.89 |
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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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- 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 Shonkar
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