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
The last name Shayaq (Hindi: शायक़) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shayaq.
How Common Is The Last Name Shayaq? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shayaq is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shayaq reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shayaq is also the 1,717,090th most common first name at a global level It is held by 36 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan Shayaq is mostly concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent live, Islamabad Capital Territory, where 33 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 8 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Shayaq
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