Shokour Surname
Approximately 368 people bear this surname
Shokour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 358 | 1:214,476 | 16,947 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shokour (1,122) may also be a first name.
Shokour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shokour Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shokour occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shokour? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 772,238th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shokour reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 237,992nd most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 1,122 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 214,476. In Iran Shokour is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent are found, Fars Province, where 14 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent are found. Barring Iran this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shokour
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