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) is found in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakhshir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 120,287th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,910,736 people. Shakhshir is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shakhshir live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Levant.

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

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 national average, with 70.59% 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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