Last name Chankar (Chankar 
, Шанкар 
) , in all the world, is a rare cognomen. The family name Chankar is characteristic of Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare surname, Morocco, where it is a rare surname, and Malaysia, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Morocco, India, and Trinidad and Tobago. Also, Chankar is the forename as well as the last name.