Shakb Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Shakb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq4301:81,4462,641
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shakb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shakb is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 685,266th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shakb live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant.

It is most widely held in Iraq, where it is borne by 430 people, or 1 in 81,446. Other than Iraq Shakb is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 0 percent are found and Syria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaikb911/
Sakb891/
Shaikeb8324/
Shaikhb833/
Shakp804/
Shekb802/
Shakpe73190/
Shaqub734/
Shaikp733/
Shakhv731/
Sheikb731/
Saqb679/
Shaikhv673/
Sakp673/
Sokb671/
Sacb671/
Sakv671/
Sheikhb671/
Shaakpe671/
Shaiqub671/

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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 Shakb
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