Shakhir Surname
Approximately 7,830 people bear this surname
Shakhir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 7,598 | 1:4,609 | 456 |
| Yemen | 108 | 1:244,679 | 9,175 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Syria | 8 | 1:2,412,628 | 10,757 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shakhir (551) may also be a first name.
Shakhir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakhir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shakhir (Georgian: შახირ, Hindi: शाखिर, Marathi: शाखीर, Russian: Шахир) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakhir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 63,945th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 930,721 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shakhir live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Levant. It is also the 358,643rd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 551 people.
It is most numerous in Iraq, where it is carried by 7,598 people, or 1 in 4,609. Without taking into account Iraq it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakhir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakhir in the Georgian language | ||
| შახირ | shakhir | - |
| Shakhir in the Marathi language | ||
| शाखीर | sakhira | 74.67 |
| शखीर | sakhira | 14.67 |
| शाकीर | sakira | 4 |
| समीरा | samira | 2.67 |
| जाकीर | jakira | 1.33 |
| समीर | samira | 1.33 |
| साबीर | sabira | 1.33 |
| Shakhir in the Hindi language | ||
| शाखिर | sakhira | 40.35 |
| शखिर | sakhira | 26.32 |
| शाखीर | sakhira | 15.79 |
| शखीर | sakhira | 12.28 |
| साखीर | sakhira | 1.75 |
| शकिर | sakira | 1.75 |
| शाकिर | sakira | 1.75 |
| Shakhir in the Russian language | ||
| Шахир | sahir | - |
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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 Shakhir
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