Shakand Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shakand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Shakand (44) may also be a first name.

Shakand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shakand (Marathi: शकंद) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakand? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shakand are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 44 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Kunar, where 33 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 33 percent are found and Paktia, where 33 percent are found. Besides Afghanistan it occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shakand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shakand in the Marathi language
शकंदsakanda-

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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 Shakand
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