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

Shakarian is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakarian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shakarian is the 395,841st most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,179,064 people. The last name Shakarian is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Shakarian reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 571 people, or 1 in 134,470. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: North Khorasan Province, where 17 percent live, Kerman Province, where 15 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent live. Barring Iran this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.

Shakarian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shakarian last name are 26.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 79.45% registered with the political 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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