Shkir Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shkir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shkir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
India211:36,526,923420,161
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shkir (113) may also be a first name.

Shkir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shkir (Hindi: श्कीर, Marathi: शकीर, Russian: Шкир) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shkir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Shkir is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Shkir reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 881,625th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 113 people.

The surname Shkir is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,380,139. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 54 percent reside, Sindh, where 29 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Shkir Last Name Statistics demography

Shkir earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkair9130/
Shkeir9117/
Shkier914/
Shkkir911/
Shkhir911/
Shskir911/
Skir89203/
Schkair8332/
Shkheir834/
Shkhair834/
Shker80200/
Skhir80177/
Skier80166/
Shkyr80111/
Skair8069/
Skeir8039/
Sckir803/
Shkre802/
Skirr801/
Skire801/
Skirp801/
Shkirova7738/
Shqair73605/
Schirr73169/
Chkair7345/
Skirth7329/
Chkeir7313/
Shchir7311/
Shqeir7311/
Skhair7311/
Shkeer7310/
Schiær736/
Skuire734/
Shkher733/
Shkhre733/
Shkear733/
Skheir732/
Shkere732/
Shcair731/
Shkyrd731/
Sskhir731/
Skkair731/
Chkire731/
Skeire731/
Shkerh731/
Shkehr731/
Schker730/
Shkeirova711/
Skär6777/
Sker6763/
Skre6722/
Scheirr6716/
Zkir6713/
Shqueir678/
Skirova673/
Schcker672/
Shqaire672/
Shquire671/
Scheihr671/
S'Kaire671/

Shkir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shkir in the Marathi language
शकीरsakira45.45
शाकीरsakira36.36
शा़कीरsakira9.09
झाकीरjhakira9.09
Shkir in the Hindi language
श्कीरskira25
शाकिरsakira25
शकिरsakira25
शकीरsakira8.33
साकिरsakira8.33
Shkir in the Russian language
Шкирskir-

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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 Shkir
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