Shakhor Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shakhor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shakhor (1,124) may also be a first name.
Shakhor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakhor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shakhor (Hindi: शेखर, Russian: Шахор) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakhor? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Shakhor reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 237,715th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,124 people.
It is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,923,017. In Afghanistan Shakhor is primarily found in: Nangarhar, where 55 percent are found, Kabul, where 18 percent are found and Helmand, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakhor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakhor in the Hindi language | ||
| शेखर | sekhara | 50 |
| शख्ोर | sakhora | 50 |
| Shakhor in the Russian language | ||
| Шахор | sahor | - |
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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 Shakhor
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