Shrishankar Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Shrishankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shrishankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Shrishankar (754) may also be a first name.

Shrishankar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shrishankar (Bengali: শ্রীশঙ্কর, Hindi: श्रीशंकर, Marathi: ीशंकर, Oriya: ଶୀଶର) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shrishankar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Shrishankar reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 299,270th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 754 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Shrishankar is most numerous in: Kerala, where 25 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 25 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 25 percent reside. Apart from India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirishankar9611/
Srishankar9511/
Srisankar9016/
Shirashankar871/
Srisangkar861/
Srichankart822/
Srichankard821/
Shirashenakar751/

Shrishankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shrishankar in the Bengali language
শ্রীশঙ্করsrisankara-
Shrishankar in the Oriya language
ଶୀଶରsisara-
Shrishankar in the Hindi language
श्रीशंकरsrisankara99.73
शंकरsankara0.27
Shrishankar in the Marathi language
ीशंकरisankara96.88
िशरीसकरisarisakara1.04
शंकरsankara1.04
रिवशंकरrivasankara1.04

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shrishankar
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