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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) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 5,184^th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 66,669 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Shakir reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shakir is also the 5,673^rd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 185,140 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 55,206 people, or 1 in 3,236. In Pakistan Shakir is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 58 percent are found, Sindh, where 25 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent are found. Other than Pakistan Shakir occurs in 88 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent are found and Sudan, where 5 percent are found.

Shakir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally 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 to vote for the 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.