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Globally, Shankar (Shankar , Шанкар , شانكار) is a prevalent male given name. The first name Shankar is characteristic of India, where it is a common male name, Qatar, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently girly name, and Oman (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Southern Asia, particularly India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Very seldom, Shankar is the last name as well as the forename.
Shankar is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shankar Roy Chowdhury , the Fictional character of Bengali novel, Chander Pahar.