Shakhas Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Shakhas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 389 | 1:197,384 | 15,998 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Shakhas (78) may also be a first name.
Shakhas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakhas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shakhas (Hindi: षखष) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shakhas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakhas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 717,442nd most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shakhas live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shakhas is also the 1,091,646th most frequent first name globally It is held by 78 people.
The last name Shakhas is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 389 people, or 1 in 197,384. In Iran Shakhas is mostly concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 51 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside and Yazd Province, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran Shakhas occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 2 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakhas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakhas in the Hindi language | ||
| षखष | sakhasa | - |
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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 Shakhas
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