Shakher Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Shakher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 267 | 1:2,872,904 | 87,446 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shakher (695) may also be a first name.
Shakher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shakher (Hindi: शेखर, Marathi: शाखेर, Oriya: େଶଖର, Russian: Шахер) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakher? popularity and diffusion
It is the 924,083rd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. The surname Shakher is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shakher live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 313,557th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 695 people.
The surname Shakher is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 2,872,904. In India Shakher is most prevalent in: Delhi, where 43 percent live, Bihar, where 12 percent live and Punjab, where 11 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakher in the Marathi language | ||
| शाखेर | sakhera | 76.19 |
| शखेर | sakhera | 14.29 |
| शाकेर | sakera | 9.52 |
| Shakher in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶଖର | esakhara | 66.67 |
| ଶେଖର | sekhara | 33.33 |
| Shakher in the Hindi language | ||
| शेखर | sekhara | 64.44 |
| शखेर | sakhera | 24.44 |
| शाखेर | sakhera | 8.89 |
| सखर | sakhara | 2.22 |
| Shakher in the Russian language | ||
| Шахер | saher | - |
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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 Shakher
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