Shakhkar Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shakhkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakhkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733

Shakhkar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shakhkar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shakhkar (Russian: Шахкар) is found most in Iran. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Shakhkar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakhkar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Shakhkar live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Shakhkar is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran Shakhkar is mostly found in: Mazandaran Province, where 50 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Ukraine, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakhkar934/
Shekhkar881/
Chakhkhar821/
Sachkar8015/
Sekhkar801/
Chachkar752/
Sahajkar751/
Shachcar751/
Shachqar751/
Zachkar671/

Shakhkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shakhkar in the Russian language
Шахкарsahkar-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shakhkar
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