Shaakar Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shaakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shaakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaakar (Marathi: शंाकर) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaakar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shaakar is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Shaakar occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Shaakar reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 29 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaakar in the Marathi language | ||
| शंाकर | samakara | 66.67 |
| शंकर | sankara | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Shaakar
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