Shakhu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Shakhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
Shakhu (105) may also be a first name.
Shakhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shakhu (Hindi: शाखू, Marathi: शखु) is most common in Pakistan. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakhu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shakhu is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shakhu reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shakhu is also the 920,134th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 105 people.
Shakhu is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,773,981. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 83 percent live and Punjab, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent live and Afghanistan, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakhu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakhu in the Hindi language | ||
| शाखू | sakhu | 50 |
| शखू | sakhu | 25 |
| शखु | sakhu | 12.5 |
| शेखू | sekhu | 12.5 |
| Shakhu in the Marathi language | ||
| शखु | sakhu | 47.06 |
| शखू | sakhu | 29.41 |
| साखू | sakhu | 5.88 |
| शेखू | sekhu | 5.88 |
| शाखू | sakhu | 5.88 |
| शाखु | sakhu | 5.88 |
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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 Shakhu
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