Shayaq Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Shayaq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Shayaq (36) may also be a first name.
Shayaq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shayaq Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shayaq (Hindi: शायक़) is most common in Pakistan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shayaq.
How Common Is The Last Name Shayaq? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Shayaq is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shayaq live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shayaq is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 36 people.
It is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan Shayaq is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent live, Islamabad Capital Territory, where 33 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 8 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 41 percent live and Afghanistan, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shayaq Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shayaq in the Hindi language | ||
| शायक़ | sayaqa | 40 |
| शायक | sayaka | 40 |
| शायक़ | sayaqa | 20 |
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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 Shayaq
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