LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Shankar
Shankar is the 9,545th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 3,257 people carried it — about 1.1 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Shankar are Asian American.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Asian American91.6%
White3.3%
Multiracial3.2%
Hispanic0.8%
Black0.6%
Native American0.4%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
2000
#19,629
1,271
2010
#14,111
2,130
2020
#9,545
3,257