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Where Does The Last Name Shakir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shakir (Arabic: شكير, Bengali: শাকির, Dhivehi: ޝާކިރ‬, Georgian: შაკირ, Hindi: शाकिर, Marathi: शाकीर, Oriya: ସାକିର, Russian: Шакир) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Shakir is the 5,184^th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 66,669 people. The surname Shakir occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Shakir live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,673^rd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 185,140 people.

The last name Shakir is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 55,206 people, or 1 in 3,236. In Pakistan Shakir is primarily found in: Punjab, where 58 percent reside, Sindh, where 25 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan this last name occurs in 88 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent reside and Sudan, where 5 percent reside.

Shakir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (89%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Shakir last name are 6.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.72% registered with the political party.

The amount Shakir earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.18% less than the national average, earning 286,611 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $42,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.48% less than the national average, earning $47,955 CAD per year.