Sakr Surname

5,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sakr Surname User-submission:

This surname means falcon in Arabic.

Sakr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt84,9641:1,082150
Saudi Arabia9,5001:3,248434
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
Kuwait3951:9,6221,331
United States3801:953,83971,121
Qatar2561:9,2111,005
United Arab Emirates2461:37,2453,924
France2081:319,34048,512
Canada1781:206,99820,123
Australia981:275,46624,785
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
England501:1,114,36153,243
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
India381:20,185,931296,209
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Austria181:473,08046,251
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Oman61:614,6626,082
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Gambia41:480,863548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Šákr (9) are calculated separately.

Sakr (1,829) may also be a first name.

Sakr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means falcon in Arabic.

- ahmed_sakr79

Sakr Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sakr Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sakr (Hindi: साकर, Marathi: सकर, Russian: Сакр) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Šákr. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sakr.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,782nd most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,680 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sakr are found; 88 percent are found in North Africa and 87 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 178,413th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 1,829 people.

Sakr is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 84,964 people, or 1 in 1,082. Without taking into account Egypt it exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.

Sakr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sakr are 24.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.27% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sakr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 83.11% less than the national average, earning €5,071 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.07% less than the national average, earning R 97,260 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.89% less than the national average, earning $17,505,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 15% more than the national average, earning $49,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $51,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakhr895,684/
Shakr89876/
Saakr8919/
Sakkr8911/
Sakrr899/
Ssakr894/
Sahkr891/
Saikr891/
Šákr839/
Sahakr8099/
Seaker8063/
Saiker8060/
Shakhr8038/
Sayker8022/
Sahukr8014/
Shaikr805/
Shakrr803/
Shahkr802/
Shakır801/
Sakhrh801/
Saqr7566,370/
Sokr752,199/
Zakr7592/
Jakr7541/
Sacr7516/
Sekr755/
Çakr753/
Cakr752/
Xakr751/
Shaiker7358/
Sheaker7334/
Shaikhr736/
Sheakhr733/
Shayker732/
Saicker731/
Sakrova731/
Saikere731/
Seakher731/
Seacker731/
Shokr6710,401/
Saqur67266/
Jakhr67122/
Sekhr6791/
Jhakr6782/
Çakır6760/
Shakrova6757/
Sakhrova6744/
Zajkr6741/
Jakkr6729/
Shekr6724/
Zakrh6718/
Shaykher679/
Sokrr679/
Sockr675/
Jakrz675/
Cakır675/
Shaikher674/
Sekrr674/
Sookr674/
Jaikr673/
Jatkr673/
Sheakher672/
Çakër672/
Saccr671/
Zakhr671/
Saaqr671/
Sagqr671/
Sjokr671/
Soikr671/
Shahaakr671/
Zaikr671/
Zakrz671/
Çakìr671/
Shaqr671/
Saakrova671/
Saqır671/
Saqrt671/
Seekr671/
Scheaker670/

Sakr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakr in the Hindi language
साकरsakara77.78
साकिरsakira11.11
सकृsakr11.11
Sakr in the Marathi language
सकरsakara75
सकsaka25
Sakr in the Russian language
Сакрsakr-

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