Shahkir Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Shahkir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 158 | 1:1,130,658 | 13,915 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Shahkir (293) may also be a first name.
Shahkir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahkir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shahkir (Hindi: शाहकिर, Marathi: शॉकीर) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahkir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,295,379th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shahkir live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 515,650th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 293 people.
The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 1,130,658. In Pakistan Shahkir is primarily found in: Sindh, where 45 percent live, Punjab, where 31 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent live. Besides Pakistan it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 5 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahkir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahkir in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहकिर | sahakira | 50 |
| शहकीर | sahakira | 50 |
| Shahkir in the Marathi language | ||
| शॉकीर | sokira | 50 |
| शाहकीर | sahakira | 50 |
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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 Shahkir
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