Shakarian Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shakarian Surname User-submission:

The Shakarian surname is derived from the Armenian word shakar, meaning 'sugar'.

Shakarian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5711:134,47012,199
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
Ukraine551:827,68582,321
England111:5,065,278148,650
Israel101:855,76354,181
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Shakarian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Shakarian surname is derived from the Armenian word shakar, meaning 'sugar'.

- sahag

Shakarian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shakarian is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakarian? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shakarian is the 395,841st most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,179,064 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Shakarian live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Shakarian is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 571 people, or 1 in 134,470. In Iran Shakarian is most common in: North Khorasan Province, where 17 percent live, Kerman Province, where 15 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Iran this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.

Shakarian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shakarian are 26.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.45% registered with the party.

Shakarian earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.94% more than the national average, earning $54,340 USD per year.

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