Shaksi Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Shaksi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shaksi (32) may also be a first name.
Shaksi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaksi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaksi (Hindi: शक्सी, Marathi: साक्षी) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaksi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,295,379th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Shaksi reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shaksi is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 32 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania Shaksi is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Shaksi exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 15 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaksi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaksi in the Hindi language | ||
| शक्सी | saksi | 80 |
| शाक्सी | saksi | 20 |
| Shaksi in the Marathi language | ||
| साक्षी | saksi | 50 |
| शाक्सी | saksi | 50 |
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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 Shaksi
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