Definitions for Shankar
shankar

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1. Shankar, Ravi Shankarnoun

   Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920)

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1. shankar

   Shankar is a common Indian name, particularly used in South India. It is derived from Sanskrit and refers to Lord Shiva, one of the principal deities of Hinduism. The term "Shankar" signifies "one who brings about happiness or prosperity". It is used both as a first name and a surname. Please note the definition can vary depending on cultural and personal interpretations.

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1. shankar

   Song lyrics by shankar -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by shankar on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. SHANKAR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shankar is ranked #14111 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shankar surname appeared 2,130 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Shankar.
   
   88.9% or 1,895 total occurrences were Asian.
   5.5% or 118 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3.5% or 75 total occurrences were White.
   0.9% or 20 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 14 total occurrences were Black.
   0.3% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Sitar Player

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1811","4"],["1826","4"],["1867","9"],["1870","1"],["1873","1"],["1876","4"],["1885","3"],["1889","7"],["1913","1"],["1914","2"],["1920","1"],["1922","2"],["1924","1"],["1926","1"],["1927","1"],["1929","3"],["1930","2"],["1935","1"],["1937","3"],["1942","2"],["1943","1"],["1946","3"],["1950","1"],["1951","2"],["1954","1"],["1956","4"],["1957","2"],["1958","3"],["1959","2"],["1960","4"],["1961","1"],["1962","3"],["1963","3"],["1964","8"],["1965","3"],["1966","10"],["1967","4"],["1968","5"],["1969","3"],["1970","10"],["1971","15"],["1972","9"],["1973","8"],["1974","12"],["1975","10"],["1976","9"],["1978","13"],["1979","6"],["1980","4"],["1981","8"],["1982","11"],["1983","8"],["1984","5"],["1985","13"],["1986","3"],["1987","21"],["1988","17"],["1989","22"],["1990","10"],["1991","9"],["1992","14"],["1993","8"],["1994","13"],["1995","10"],["1996","25"],["1997","15"],["1998","8"],["1999","19"],["2000","20"],["2001","22"],["2002","8"],["2003","11"],["2004","3"],["2005","24"],["2006","22"],["2007","141"],["2008","30"]]

How to pronounce Shankar?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Shankar in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shankar in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shankar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Shankar in a Sentence

1. Wayne's World:

   Wayne Tell me, when the first show is over, will you still love me when I'm an incredibly humungoid giant star Cassandra Yeah. Wayne Will you still love me when I'm in my hanging-out-with-Ravi-Shankar phase Cassandra Yeah. Wayne Will you still love me when I'm in my carbohydrate, sequined-jumpsuit, young-girls-in-white-cotton-panties, waking-up-in-a-pool-of-your-own-vomit, bloated-purple-dead-on-a-toilet phase Cassandra Yeah. Wayne Okay, party. Bonus.

2. Adi Shankar:

   I'm just Adi Shankar.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Shankar
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Shankar