Shevket Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Shevket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shevket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1511:46,2183,265
England1211:460,48030,233
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Shevket (6,975) may also be a first name.

Shevket Last Name Facts

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

Shevket (Georgian: შევკეტ, Russian: Шевкет) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shevket? popularity and diffusion

It is the 866,642nd most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Shevket are found; 49 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. Shevket is also the 77,738th most widespread first name globally It is held by 6,975 people.

The surname Shevket is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 46,218. In Bulgaria Shevket is mostly found in: Kardzhali Province, where 35 percent live, Haskovo Province, where 21 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 14 percent live. Other than Bulgaria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Shevket Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shevket earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% more than the national average, earning $52,407 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sevket92120/
Shefket86436/
Shevked86256/
Chevket862/
Shevketova8264/
Sefket77171/
Ševket771/
Shefked71230/
Shefketova7151/
Shevkedova7126/
Shefqet717/
Shavkath671/
Sefketova631/
Šefket6218/
Zefket621/
Shefkedova5934/
Chewkit571/
Šefketova501/

Shevket Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shevket in the Georgian language
შევკეტshevket-
Shevket in the Russian language
Шевкетsevket-

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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 Shevket
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