Shounak Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Shounak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shounak (1,605) may also be a first name.
Shounak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shounak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shounak (Bengali: শৌনক, Hindi: शौनक, Marathi: शौनक, Oriya: େଶୗନକ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shounak? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shounak is the 3,485,539th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shounak live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shounak is also the 192,886th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 1,605 people.
The last name Shounak is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 34,866,608. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 18 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent live and Delhi, where 14 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shounak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shounak in the Bengali language | ||
| শৌনক | saunaka | - |
| Shounak in the Hindi language | ||
| शौनक | saunaka | - |
| Shounak in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶୗନକ | esanaka | - |
| Shounak in the Marathi language | ||
| शौनक | saunaka | 90 |
| शोनक | sonaka | 2.5 |
| शोऊनक | so'unaka | 2.5 |
| सौनक | saunaka | 2.5 |
| शौिनक | sauinaka | 2.5 |
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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 Shounak
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