Shokhi Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Shokhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 217 | 1:353,837 | 23,579 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Afghanistan | 22 | 1:1,461,508 | 12,026 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shokhi (928) may also be a first name.
Shokhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shokhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shokhi (Hindi: शोखी, Marathi: शोखी) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shokhi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 910,497th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname Shokhi occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shokhi are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 265,593rd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 928 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 353,837. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent live, West Azerbaijan Province, where 21 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live and Afghanistan, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shokhi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shokhi in the Hindi language | ||
| शोखी | sokhi | 96.43 |
| सुख्ाई | sukha'i | 3.57 |
| Shokhi in the Marathi language | ||
| शोखी | sokhi | 80 |
| सोखी | sokhi | 10 |
| शोिख | soikha | 10 |
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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 Shokhi
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