Shakawat Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Shakawat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakawat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India71:109,580,769786,157
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Shakawat (8,028) may also be a first name.

Shakawat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shakawat (Hindi: शकावत, Oriya: ଶକାୱତ୍) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakawat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 415,769th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,706,745 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shakawat live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 70,924th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 8,028 people.

Shakawat is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 811 people, or 1 in 196,494. Besides Bangladesh this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shakawat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shakawat in the Hindi language
शकावतsakavata85.71
शखावतsakhavata14.29
Shakawat in the Oriya language
ଶକାୱତ୍sakawat75
ଶକାୱତsakawata25

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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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  • 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 Shakawat
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