Shakran Surname
Approximately 2,878 people bear this surname
Shakran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,418 | 1:18,636 | 2,002 |
| Egypt | 885 | 1:103,882 | 8,743 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Iran | 181 | 1:424,213 | 26,676 |
| Pakistan | 101 | 1:1,768,751 | 17,893 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Palestine | 8 | 1:568,606 | 13,348 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Shakran (2,080) may also be a first name.
Shakran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shakran (Hindi: शकरं, Marathi: शाकरान, Russian: Шакран) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakran? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shakran is the 152,842nd most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,532,156 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Shakran are found; 57 percent are found in West Asia and 56 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 165,232nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,080 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is held by 1,418 people, or 1 in 18,636. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 58 percent live, Dhale Governorate, where 18 percent live and Ma'rib Governorate, where 16 percent live. Aside from Yemen this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 31 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakran in the Marathi language | ||
| शाकरान | sakarana | 50 |
| शकरान | sakarana | 50 |
| Shakran in the Hindi language | ||
| शकरं | sakaram | 46.91 |
| शकरन | sakarana | 27.16 |
| शाकरन | sakarana | 22.22 |
| शकरान | sakarana | 1.23 |
| शकरण | sakarana | 1.23 |
| Shakran in the Russian language | ||
| Шакран | sakran | - |
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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 Shakran
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