Shakhs Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Shakhs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shakhs (18) may also be a first name.
Shakhs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakhs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shakhs (Hindi: शख्स, Russian: Шахс) is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakhs? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shakhs is the 868,551st most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. Shakhs occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shakhs reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 18 people.
It is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 110,992. Other than Saudi Arabia it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 4 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakhs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakhs in the Hindi language | ||
| शख्स | sakhsa | 66.67 |
| षखषषव | sakhasasava | 33.33 |
| Shakhs in the Russian language | ||
| Шахс | sahs | - |
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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 Shakhs
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