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 more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shunkar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shunkar is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Shunkar occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shunkar reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 722,635th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 161 people.
The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 8,248,015. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 58 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 16 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found. Besides India this surname 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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