View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Sakir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sakir (Arabic: سقير, Bengali: সাকির, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻐﻴﺮ, Hindi: साकिर, Marathi: साकीर, Oriya: ସାକିର, Russian: Сакир) is found most in India. It can also appear as a variant: Şakir or Šakir. For other potential spellings of Sakir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 32,623^rd most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 446,787 people. The surname Sakir is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sakir live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 13,247^th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 73,915 people.

It is most common in India, where it is borne by 10,198 people, or 1 in 75,217. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 46 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 6 percent reside. Other than India this last name exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.

Sakir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sakir surname is chiefly Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Sakir surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Sakir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.98% more than the national average, earning R 358,776 per year; in United States they earn 15.42% less than the national average, earning $36,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.6% less than the national average, earning $34,979 CAD per year.