Shunkar Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Shunkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 93 | 1:8,248,015 | 171,602 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Shunkar (161) may also be a first name.
Shunkar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shunkar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shunkar (Hindi: शुंकर, Marathi: शुंकर) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shunkar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,839,022nd most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. Shunkar is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shunkar are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shunkar is also the 722,635th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 161 people.
Shunkar is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 8,248,015. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 58 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 16 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found. Other than India it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and Japan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shunkhar | 93 | 6 | / |
| Shunkkar | 93 | 3 | / |
| Shunkare | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sunkar | 92 | 1,609 | / |
| Sungkar | 86 | 5,314 | / |
| Shinkar | 86 | 2,686 | / |
| Shonkar | 86 | 314 | / |
| Sunkare | 86 | 38 | / |
| Saunkar | 86 | 29 | / |
| Shunkor | 86 | 7 | / |
| Sunkhar | 86 | 4 | / |
| Suunkar | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sunkard | 86 | 2 | / |
| Suinkar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Siunkar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sunnkar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sunkear | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sunkkar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shunkarova | 82 | 116 | / |
| Shonkhar | 80 | 6 | / |
| Cheunkar | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shingkar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shinkarr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shounkor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sungkhar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shinckar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sunkhare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonkar | 77 | 91,831 | / |
| Suncar | 77 | 498 | / |
| Šunkar | 77 | 39 | / |
| Sunkor | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zunkar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sunkarova | 75 | 46 | / |
| Chhounkar | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chunkhare | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sutinkard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sonkhar | 71 | 119 | / |
| Songkar | 71 | 36 | / |
| Sonkarz | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sungkor | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sonckar | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chuchenkar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Soonkar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shonkor | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sonnkar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sonkear | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuncar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shinkor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssonkar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chunkor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shonkhor | 67 | 325 | / |
| Chusingkare | 67 | 1 | / |
Shunkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shunkar in the Marathi language | ||
| शुंकर | sunkara | 92.86 |
| अशुंकर | asunkara | 7.14 |
| Shunkar in the Hindi language | ||
| शुंकर | sunkara | 90 |
| शूंकर | sunkara | 10 |
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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 Shunkar
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