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.

DNA test information

Shakhkar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 last name Shakhkar (Russian: Шахкар) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shakhkar.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakhkar? popularity and diffusion

Shakhkar is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Shakhkar is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Shakhkar reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

It is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is most common in: Mazandaran Province, where 50 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Iran this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Ukraine, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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