Shayak Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Shayak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 103 | 1:7,447,237 | 161,200 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Shayak (698) may also be a first name.
Shayak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shayak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shayak (Hindi: शायक, Marathi: शायक, Oriya: ଶୟକ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shayak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Shayak occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shayak reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 312,842nd most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 698 people.
The surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 7,447,237. In India Shayak is most numerous in: Bihar, where 66 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent live and Telangana, where 3 percent live. Outside of India it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 3 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shayak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shayak in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶୟକ | sayaka | - |
| Shayak in the Hindi language | ||
| शायक | sayaka | 96.85 |
| शयक | sayaka | 2.36 |
| शायाक | sayaka | 0.79 |
| Shayak in the Marathi language | ||
| शायक | sayaka | 90.8 |
| शयाक | sayaka | 3.45 |
| शयक | sayaka | 2.3 |
| शायकाक | sayakaka | 2.3 |
| शायस | sayasa | 1.15 |
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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 Shayak
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