Shawkat Surname

21,990th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Shawkat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawkat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq10,1651:3,445377
Egypt8,6951:10,5731,267
Bangladesh3,5151:45,3362,569
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Syria4741:40,7192,380
Yemen2801:94,3765,853
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
United Arab Emirates761:120,55610,223
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
England431:1,295,76958,667
India391:19,668,343291,059
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Jordan131:680,18714,528
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Shawkat (44,029) may also be a first name.

Shawkat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shawkat (Arabic: شوكت, Hindi: शौकत, Marathi: शौकत, Oriya: େସୗକତ୍) occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shawkat.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawkat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,990th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 294,720 people. The surname Shawkat is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Shawkat are found; 49 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 20,525th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 44,029 people.

Shawkat is most numerous in Iraq, where it is borne by 10,165 people, or 1 in 3,445. Beside Iraq it is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 35 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 14 percent reside.

Shawkat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Shawkat surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shawkat earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $46,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.83% less than the national average, earning $38,339 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawkath9317/
Schawkat931/
Sawkat921,015/
Showkat865,603/
Shavkat861,162/
Shafkat86509/
Shawqat8623/
Shawcat866/
Shawkad862/
Shawkot861/
Sawkhat861/
Shawkatová823/
Showkath80215/
Chawkeat8023/
Chawkate8010/
Shavkhat802/
Showkhat802/
Shaafkat801/
Shaphkat801/
Shavkath801/
Shafkath801/
Sowkat77901/
Safkat77568/
Savkat7740/
Sawkot771/
Sawkad771/
Showkhath751/
Shafkkath751/
Shafqat7125,061/
Shavkatova713,222/
Showkot71723/
Sowkath7120/
Shefkat713/
Shafkatova713/
Sahfkat711/
Sawkhad711/
Shafquat67193/
Shafqaat67152/
Shahfqat6733/
Shafkhatova678/
Shaffqat677/
Shafqath677/
Sahafqat673/
Shafqatt673/
Showkoth672/
Shafqaut672/
Shaafqat671/
Showquat671/
Showcath671/
Shhafqat671/

Shawkat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shawkat in the Hindi language
शौकतsaukata-
Shawkat in the Marathi language
शौकतsaukata73.68
शावकातsavakata10.53
शवकतsavakata10.53
शौकातsaukata2.63
शोकतsokata2.63
Shawkat in the Oriya language
େସୗକତ୍esakat50
ସୱକାତsawakata50
Shawkat in the Arabic language
شوكتshwkt-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shawkat
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