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 surname Shakher (Hindi: शेखर, Marathi: शाखेर, Oriya: େଶଖର, Russian: Шахер) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakher? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 924,083rd most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shakher live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shakher is also the 313,557th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 695 people.
The surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 2,872,904. In India it is most frequent in: Delhi, where 43 percent are found, Bihar, where 12 percent are found and Punjab, where 11 percent are found. Beside India it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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