Shaktash Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shaktash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaktash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7901:97,1939,594
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958

Shaktash (39) may also be a first name.

Shaktash Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shaktash Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shaktash is found most in Iran. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shaktash click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaktash? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shaktash is the 434,076th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,201,447 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaktash are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 39 people.

The surname Shaktash is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 790 people, or 1 in 97,193. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 49 percent reside, Fars Province, where 17 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Iran it occurs in one country. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaktas93106/
Saktas8666/
Zaktash806/
Chaktas801/
Saktesh801/
Shoktas801/
Saktashova7819/
Sokhtash751/
Chacktas751/
Shaktoos751/
Sakhtashova748/
Sektas7136/
Saktos711/
Sakhtaj671/
Sooktas671/
Shaqutaj631/
Cektas572/
Çoktas571/
Saktoic531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shaktash
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