Shakers Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Shakers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Shakers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shakers has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shakers.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shakers is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Shakers live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Shakers is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 25 percent live, New York, where 25 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Besides The United States Shakers is found in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Shakers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shakers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shakers last name expanded 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schakers932/
Shakeers931/
Sakers92256/
Schaekers88309/
Schackers8822/
Sakkers86338/
Sackers86238/
Shakirs861/
Shekers860/
Saykers860/
Schekers800/
Shookers800/
Zakers77137/
Sekers7719/
Sakars7714/
Sakors774/
Sakirs772/
Sacers770/
Schachers751/
Sachers71218/
Soekers7179/
Zackers7135/
Seckers7121/
Suikers7112/
Szekers717/
Siekers713/
Sekhars712/
Saqiers711/
Sockers711/
Soukers711/
Segkers711/
Seqhers711/
Shekars711/
Sokhars711/
Seekers711/
Chokers710/
Saucers710/
Sieckers6719/
Shekhars677/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shakers
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