Shakhshir Surname

120,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Palestine

Shakhshir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakhshir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan1,5471:5,7161,138
Palestine1,3231:3,438756
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shakhshir Last Name Facts

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

Shakhshir (Arabic: شخشير) occurs in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakhshir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 120,287th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,910,736 people. The last name Shakhshir is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shakhshir reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 75 percent reside in Levant.

The last name is most widely held in Jordan, where it is carried by 1,547 people, or 1 in 5,716. In Jordan Shakhshir is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 76 percent reside, Irbid Governorate, where 14 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Jordan it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 35 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 22 percent reside.

Shakhshir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shakhshir surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% being registered with the political party.

Shakhshir earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shakhshire953/
Shakhshier951/
Shakhshair951/
Shakshir94111/
Shakhsir942/
Shakhsher891/
Sakshir881/
Shakhsheer84491/
Shaiksir821/
Sheikhshire804/
Chakhchir785/
Shaksheer784/
Chakchir719/
Sakser6742/
Çaksir6712/
Sagsir671/
Zaksir671/

Shakhshir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shakhshir in the Arabic language
شخشيرshkhshyr-
الشخشيرalshkhshyr-

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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 Shakhshir
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