Shakya Surname
Approximately 31,120 people bear this surname
Shakya Surname User-submission:
The origin of the Maurya surname is very complicated. It originated from the king, Chandragupta Maurya. In history the origin of the Maurya surname can be divided into two facts. One fact says one thing, history says another. The facts says that Chandragupta Maurya belonged to the Kshatriya Shakya clan, the Moriyas, which belong to the the Himalayas regions (Pippalivana) on the India and Nepal border.
Read More About This SurnameShakya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 25,821 | 1:29,707 | 2,203 |
| Nepal | 2,254 | 1:12,636 | 760 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| United States | 572 | 1:633,669 | 51,045 |
| Thailand | 455 | 1:155,249 | 24,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 249 | 1:36,796 | 3,882 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Japan | 139 | 1:919,743 | 19,308 |
| England | 128 | 1:435,297 | 29,139 |
| Australia | 125 | 1:215,966 | 20,787 |
| Qatar | 106 | 1:22,245 | 2,387 |
| Canada | 92 | 1:400,496 | 35,373 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Malaysia | 53 | 1:556,495 | 27,316 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Shakya (2,920) may also be a first name.
Shakya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The origin of the Maurya surname is very complicated. It originated from the king, Chandragupta Maurya. In history the origin of the Maurya surname can be divided into two facts. One fact says one thing, history says another. The facts says that Chandragupta Maurya belonged to the Kshatriya Shakya clan, the Moriyas, which belong to the the Himalayas regions (Pippalivana) on the India and Nepal border. The Moriya clan, called Maurya Chandragupta; Maurya's mother's name was Mura. Mura belongs to the Moriya clan; perhaps she was queen (chief) of the Moriya clan. Her place where she lived, Peacock (in Hindi: Mor) like structure was called Moriya. After the death of Chandragupta Maurya's father, she migrated with his family to Pataliputra, India, where Chandragupta meet Chankya, his teacher.
All belong to at the present time to the Koiri subcaste. In some regions this is called Verma, Kushwaha, Saini, Maurya or Shakya. This is mainly in Uttar Pradesh, India. In Uttar Pradesh, a city, like in Varanasi - this is called Maurya; a city, like Ghazipur - this is called Kushwaha; a city like Mau and Ballia - this is called Verma; and in Western Uttar Pradesh - this is called Shakya and Saini. In Hariyana state, this is called Shaini. In Bihar, this is called Mahto, Kushwaha and Kachhi and in the country Nepal, this is called Shakya. This is distributed in India statewise: Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Hariyana, Maharashtra and all over India and Nepal.
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Average Shakya Salary in
United States
$36,681 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shakya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shakya (Arabic: شاكيا, Hindi: शाक्य, Marathi: शाक्या, Oriya: ଶାକଯ୍, Russian: Шакья) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shakya.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 17,760th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 234,176 people. Shakya is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shakya live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 134,369th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 2,920 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 25,821 people, or 1 in 29,707. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 75 percent live, Delhi, where 9 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 7 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 2 percent live.
Shakya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shakya surname are 20.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.47% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shakya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.99% less than the national average, earning $36,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.9% less than the national average, earning $44,766 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shakya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shakya in the Hindi language | ||
| शाक्य | sakya | 88.55 |
| शाक्या | sakya | 9.45 |
| शक्य | sakya | 0.8 |
| शक्या | sakya | 0.77 |
| शाकय | sakaya | 0.14 |
| शाकया | sakaya | 0.08 |
| साक्य | sakya | 0.04 |
| शकया | sakaya | 0.04 |
| षाक्य | sakya | 0.02 |
| शकाया | sakaya | 0.01 |
| शाक्य़ | sakya | 0.01 |
| शांक्या | sankya | 0.01 |
| शाक़्य | saqya | 0.01 |
| शाक्रय | sakraya | 0.01 |
| साक्या | sakya | 0.01 |
| Shakya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାକଯ୍ | sakay | 75 |
| ଶାକଯ୍ର | sakayra | 12.5 |
| ସାକ୍ଷ | saksa | 12.5 |
| Shakya in the Marathi language | ||
| शाक्या | sakya | 35.48 |
| शाक्य | sakya | 23.04 |
| शाक् | sak | 14.75 |
| शक्य | sakya | 10.14 |
| शक्या | sakya | 8.29 |
| शक् | sak | 2.76 |
| शाकया | sakaya | 1.84 |
| शकया | sakaya | 0.92 |
| साक्या | sakya | 0.92 |
| Shakya in the Russian language | ||
| Шакья | saka | - |
| Shakya in the Arabic language | ||
| شاكيا | shakya | - |
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