Abu Shakar Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Abu Shakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 71 | 1:120,530 | 13,243 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Abu Shakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Shakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Shakar is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Shakar? popularity and diffusion
Abu Shakar is the 2,237,939th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Abu Shakar live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 120,530. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Haifa District, where 87 percent live and Northern District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Israel Abu Shakar is found in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Sakar | 95 | 5 | / |
| Abu-Shakar | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shekhar | 86 | 3 | / |
| Abu Zakar | 84 | 2 | / |
| Abu Sakour | 80 | 214 | / |
| Abu Shokor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sakhar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shakeir | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Shokair | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abu-Sakour | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abou Zoukar | 67 | 126 | / |
| Abou-Choukeir | 52 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abu Shakar
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