Shakif Surname
Approximately 509 people bear this surname
Shakif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Shakif (493) may also be a first name.
Shakif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shakif (Hindi: शकीफ, Marathi: शकीफ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakif? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 608,234th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shakif are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shakif is also the 382,601st most frequent first name internationally, borne by 493 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Excluding Bangladesh it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 5 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakiff | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shakhif | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shakief | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sakif | 91 | 3,143 | / |
| Chakif | 83 | 316 | / |
| Shakiv | 83 | 188 | / |
| Shaqif | 83 | 176 | / |
| Shakef | 83 | 18 | / |
| Shokif | 83 | 15 | / |
| Sackif | 83 | 9 | / |
| Shakiw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shekif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shakiev | 77 | 777 | / |
| Shakeef | 77 | 70 | / |
| Shokhif | 77 | 33 | / |
| Shekiff | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shakedf | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sahakiv | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sheakib | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shakiph | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shakhiv | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakuife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaqiff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakiv | 73 | 484 | / |
| Saqif | 73 | 381 | / |
| Sakiw | 73 | 40 | / |
| Sokif | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sekif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shakhiev | 71 | 182 | / |
| Shaykiev | 71 | 11 | / |
| Shaukiev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahakaiv | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheikhif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shakkiev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaykhiev | 67 | 1,763 | / |
| Sakiev | 67 | 1,498 | / |
| Shaqib | 67 | 380 | / |
| Sokhif | 67 | 207 | / |
| Saskiw | 67 | 139 | / |
| Shokef | 67 | 40 | / |
| Shaikhiev | 67 | 29 | / |
| Shakev | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hsakib | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shekef | 67 | 12 | / |
| Saekiw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shoqif | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sackiw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sochif | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sakiph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sakeef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saukiw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chokif | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sakaiv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seakiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saakiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakhiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaukhiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaqiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakhef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saketf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saquif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shacef | 67 | 0 | / |
Shakif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakif in the Marathi language | ||
| शकीफ | sakipha | 89.29 |
| शाकीफ | sakipha | 7.14 |
| सै | sai | 3.57 |
| Shakif in the Hindi language | ||
| शकीफ | sakipha | 45 |
| शाकिफ | sakipha | 40 |
| शकिफ | sakipha | 10 |
| साकिफ | sakipha | 2.5 |
| शाकीफ | sakipha | 2.5 |
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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 Shakif
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