How common is the surname Shankar?

2,130 people in the United States had the surname Shankar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,951 Americans. It ranked 14,111th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shankar?

Anoushka Shankar, British-American musician, followed by Ramsewak Shankar.

Where is the surname Shankar most common?

Wikidata records people named Shankar in the United States, the United Kingdom and Suriname.

Is the surname Shankar getting more or less common?

More common. 1,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,130 in 2010, up 68%.

The surname Shankar

A surname, carried by 2,130 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shankar is more common than 91.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,130 people named Shankar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 144,951 Americans. That is up 68% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,271.

#14,111

rank among US surnames

2,130

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+67.6%

change since 2000 (was #19,629)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,105	Heeter	2,131	144,883
#14,111	Shankar	2,130	144,951
#14,113	Militello	2,129	145,019
#14,119	Tritt	2,128	145,087

Who is named Shankar

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Shankar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.5% as two or more races and 3.5% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
Two or more races 5.5%
White (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Shankars

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anoushka Shankar
British-American musician, born 1981
Ramsewak Shankar
4th President of Suriname, born 1937
Gingger Shankar
American singer and composer
Norah Jones
American musician (born 1979)

Notable Shankars come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (1) and Suriname (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shankar

Shankar has the Soundex code S526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S526.

Questions

How common is the surname Shankar?: 2,130 people in the United States had the surname Shankar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,951 Americans. It ranked 14,111th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shankar?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Shankar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Shankar?: Anoushka Shankar, British-American musician, followed by Ramsewak Shankar.
Where is the surname Shankar most common?: Wikidata records people named Shankar in the United States, the United Kingdom and Suriname.
Is the surname Shankar getting more or less common?: More common. 1,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,130 in 2010, up 68%.