Shokat Surname
Approximately 13,279 people bear this surname
Shokat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 11,608 | 1:15,390 | 996 |
| India | 1,132 | 1:677,620 | 31,728 |
| Iran | 268 | 1:286,502 | 20,634 |
| Tanzania | 66 | 1:802,146 | 42,626 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Shokat (58,067) may also be a first name.
Shokat Demographics
Average Shokat Salary in
United States
$32,381 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shokat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shokat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shokat (Georgian: შოკატ, Hindi: शोकत, Marathi: शोकत, Oriya: େସୗକତ, Russian: Шокат) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shokat click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shokat? popularity and diffusion
Shokat is the 39,531st most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 548,802 people. The surname Shokat is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shokat reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shokat is also the 16,295th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 58,067 people.
The last name Shokat is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 11,608 people, or 1 in 15,390. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 62 percent live, Sindh, where 14 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.
Shokat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shokat last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Shokat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.96% less than the national average, earning $32,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.07% less than the national average, earning $34,246 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shokat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shokat in the Georgian language | ||
| შოკატ | shokat | - |
| Shokat in the Hindi language | ||
| शोकत | sokata | 97.63 |
| शौकत | saukata | 2.22 |
| सौकत | saukata | 0.05 |
| शैकत | saikata | 0.02 |
| शोकित | sokita | 0.02 |
| शेकत | sekata | 0.02 |
| शोकात | sokata | 0.02 |
| सोकत | sokata | 0.02 |
| शोकट | sokata | 0.02 |
| Shokat in the Marathi language | ||
| शोकत | sokata | 40.38 |
| शौकत | saukata | 33.21 |
| शोकात | sokata | 16.6 |
| शैकत | saikata | 5.28 |
| शौकात | saukata | 0.75 |
| शोकट | sokata | 0.38 |
| शाकत | sakata | 0.38 |
| शोैकत | soaikata | 0.38 |
| शॊकत | sokata | 0.38 |
| सौकात | saukata | 0.38 |
| शोखत | sokhata | 0.38 |
| शैकात | saikata | 0.38 |
| सैकत | saikata | 0.38 |
| शेोकत | seokata | 0.38 |
| Shokat in the Oriya language | ||
| େସୗକତ | esakata | 33.33 |
| େଶୗକତ | esakata | 33.33 |
| େଶାକତ | esakata | 33.33 |
| Shokat in the Russian language | ||
| Шокат | sokat | - |
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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 Shokat
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