Shokr Surname

49,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shokr Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'thank you' derived from the word, shakar.

Shokr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6,9861:13,1601,569
Iran2,4371:31,5073,792
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Qatar251:94,32010,875
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India61:127,844,230863,365
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Shokr (1,105) may also be a first name.

Shokr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'thank you' derived from the word, shakar.

- shokri_esam

Shokr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shokr (Hindi: शोकर, Russian: Шокр) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shokr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shokr is the 49,462nd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 700,658 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Shokr live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 239,992nd most common given name worldwide It is held by 1,105 people.

This surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 6,986 people, or 1 in 13,160. Barring Egypt it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 23 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live.

Shokr Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shokr earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $45,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.3% more than the national average, earning $60,263 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoukr91473/
Shookr9111/
Shokhr917/
Shokrh911/
Schokr911/
Sokr892,199/
Shukr8039,483/
Shakr80876/
Shekr8024/
Sokrr809/
Sockr805/
Sookr804/
Sjokr801/
Soikr801/
Sahkr801/
Suhkr801/
Shokrova773/
Shoykher772/
Shoikher771/
Shekhr732,005/
Sahakr7399/
Shakhr7338/
Sahukr7314/
Chotkr737/
Sheekr734/
Soiker733/
Shakrr733/
Shahkr732/
Shukrh732/
Shukrı731/
Shukrt731/
Shukhr731/
Shāker731/
Shakır731/
Sojker731/
Chookr731/
Chokkr731/
Shukqr731/
Shuckr730/
Shokhrova712/
Sakr6797,584/
Sukr67318/
Sokrowa6793/
Sheekhr6716/
Sokrova679/
Sekr675/
Socr672/
Zokr671/
Shekhrr671/
Shehkhr671/
Schuckr671/
Xokr671/

Shokr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shokr in the Hindi language
शोकरsokara-
Shokr in the Russian language
Шокрsokr-

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