Shker Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
India61:127,844,230863,365
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shker (21) may also be a first name.

Shker Last Name Facts

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

Shker (Marathi: शाकेर, Russian: Шкер) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shker is the 1,185,157th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Shker are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 21 people.

Shker is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Without taking into account Egypt it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkeir9117/
Shkeer9110/
Shkier914/
Shkher913/
Shkear913/
Shkere912/
Shkerh911/
Shkehr911/
Schker910/
Sker8963/
Shkheir834/
Schcker832/
Skeer80716/
Skier80166/
Shkyr80111/
Skere8078/
Shkir8064/
Skeir8039/
Scker8013/
Skehr809/
Shqer806/
Ssker805/
Skher803/
Shkre802/
Shcer802/
Skear801/
Skerz801/
Szker800/
Skerr800/
Shkerova778/
Schssker772/
Schkeher771/
Schehr73877/
Sıkıer7341/
Åsåker7334/
Shkair7330/
Shcher7328/
Øscher7327/
Chkeir7313/
Shqeir7311/
Skeare736/
Shceer735/
Shkhre733/
Skheir732/
Shqeer732/
Shcerr732/
Chkeer732/
Shkhir731/
Skeere731/
Skeerh731/
Shkkir731/
Shkyrd731/
Sckere731/
Skeehr731/
Skkeer731/
Sccher731/
Skeire731/
Shskir731/
Skerdt730/
Shkeyrova712/
Shkeirova711/
Skir67203/
Skär6777/
Schkair6732/
Skre6722/
Šker6720/
Zker6719/
Scheirr6716/
Scheehr679/
Shqueir678/
Shkhair674/
Schcher673/
Sqer671/
Jscherr671/
Schearr671/
Scheihr671/
Schquer671/
Shcherr671/
Scherrr671/
Geesker670/
Scheerr670/

Shker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shker in the Marathi language
शाकेरsakera33.33
शखेरsakhera33.33
शकेरsakera33.33
Shker in the Russian language
Шкерsker-

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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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  • 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 Shker
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