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
Shakhir (Georgian: შახირ, Hindi: शाखिर, Marathi: शाखीर, Russian: Шахир) occurs most in Iraq. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shakhir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakhir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 63,945th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 930,721 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shakhir are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 358,643rd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 551 people.
The last name is most numerous in Iraq, where it is carried by 7,598 people, or 1 in 4,609. Not including Iraq Shakhir is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
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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