Shawket Surname

237,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shawket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Sweden101:984,67673,605
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England91:6,190,895170,599
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Shawket (113) may also be a first name.

Shawket Last Name Facts

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

Shawket occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawket? popularity and diffusion

Shawket is the 237,397th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,309,607 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Shawket are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shawket is also the 881,625th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 113 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 176,867. Apart from Bangladesh this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 43 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Shawket Last Name Statistics demography

Shawket earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.93% more than the national average, earning $57,357 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawket921/
Showket86539/
Shafket864/
Shavket862/
Sawketh861/
Chawkeat8023/
Shahfket801/
Sohwkett801/
Safket771/
Shefket71436/
Shavketova7163/
Shafqet7130/
Sawcett715/
Shafketova714/
Chawkit711/
Showkit711/
Shafkit711/
Shafquet672/
Sawceett671/
Shavkath671/
Savckett670/
Sefket62171/
Sabkit6213/
Safqet621/
Shovketova597/
Shefked57230/
Sawkojć5719/
Shafqit5713/
Shefqet577/
Showqit571/
Shafkhid534/
Shobkhyt532/
Shafquit532/
Savckaite501/

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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 Shawket
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