Shaokat Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shaokat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaokat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan911:1,963,12019,042
India221:34,866,608408,224
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Shaokat (2,888) may also be a first name.

Shaokat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shaokat (Bengali: শওকত, Hindi: शौकत, Marathi: शौकत) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shaokat.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaokat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shaokat live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 135,248th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 2,888 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 1,963,120. In Pakistan Shaokat is most common in: Punjab, where 80 percent are found, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 10 percent are found and Sindh, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan Shaokat exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaoukat9376/
Shaokhat931/
Saokat92127/
Shaoukath883/
Shoakat8668/
Saokhat8625/
Saoukat862/
Sajokat861/
Shauakat805/
Shouakat803/
Shoaukat803/
Chaokate801/
Sohoukat801/
Sahoukat801/
Shoiukat801/
Shooukat801/
Shaaukat801/
Soakat772/
Saokad771/
Chaiyokat7578/
Saokhot716/
Sayokad713/
Shoaqat713/
Suoukat711/
Sauukat711/
Saaukat711/
Chaokhot6767/
Choakate671/
Saheukat671/

Shaokat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shaokat in the Bengali language
শওকতsa'okata-
Shaokat in the Hindi language
शौकतsaukata80
शोकतsokata20
Shaokat in the Marathi language
शौकतsaukata80
शोकतsokata10
शोकातsokata6.67
शओकतsa'okata3.33

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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 Shaokat
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