Shahk Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Shahk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 100 | 1:767,825 | 39,004 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shahk (62) may also be a first name.
Shahk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahk (Hindi: शाहक, Marathi: शाहा) occurs most in Iran. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahk? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,453,389th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shahk reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shahk is also the 1,246,114th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 62 people.
This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 767,825. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 56 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 15 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 12 percent are found. Barring Iran Shahk occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 14 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahk in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहक | sahaka | - |
| Shahk in the Marathi language | ||
| शाहा | saha | - |
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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 Shahk
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