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Across the world, Shanker (Shanker , 申克 , Шанкар ) is a common male first name. The given name Shanker is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Bahrain, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Qatar, and Kuwait. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh. Likewise, Shanker is the last name as well as the forename.