Shokri Surname

7,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shokri Surname User-submission:

It's a surname of Arabic origin, that's derived from the Arabic verb "Shakar", meaning: to give thanks. The surname literally means my thanksgiving.

Shokri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran67,0811:1,145148
Egypt2,3801:38,6284,006
Malaysia1,1231:26,2642,336
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Canada591:624,50251,218
United Arab Emirates381:241,11217,024
England341:1,638,76668,634
Libya251:249,7591,033
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Austria141:608,24554,975
Norway131:395,56035,657
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Wales51:618,90625,852
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shokri (2,021) may also be a first name.

Shokri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It's a surname of Arabic origin, that's derived from the Arabic verb "Shakar", meaning: to give thanks. The surname literally means my thanksgiving.

- atomicov

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

- shokri_esam

Shokri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shokri (Hindi: शोकरी, Russian: Шокри) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shokri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,904th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 101,416 people. Shokri is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Shokri are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 168,031st most commonly used forename globally, held by 2,021 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 67,081 people, or 1 in 1,145. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside, Mazandaran Province, where 9 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 7 percent reside. Other than Iran this last name is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 3 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Shokri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shokri surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shokri earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.21% less than the national average, earning 296,886 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning $48,355 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoukri922,235/
Shokrui92165/
Shokriy92123/
Shokrai9274/
Shokkri9233/
Shokrii929/
Shokrie926/
Shokrid926/
Shokrih926/
Shokriz923/
Shuokri921/
Sokri911,372/
Shoukris8620/
Shokrieh867/
Shokrist866/
Shoukrie865/
Shokrriz861/
Shukri8350,669/
Shokry8348,501/
Shakri831,814/
Soukri831,241/
Sokrai83500/
Shokre83483/
Shekri83174/
Shokra83101/
Soekri8338/
Suhkri8315/
Sokhri839/
Sokris838/
Sokrgi835/
Sokrhi835/
Sokkri835/
Sehkri834/
Sahkri832/
Sohkri831/
Sokriz831/
Sookri831/
Sgokri831/
Shoukry7742,931/
Shokrey77920/
Shoukra77126/
Shekhri7793/
Shukrie7730/
Shoucri7723/
Shokres7721/
Shakhri7720/
Sjoekri7720/
Shakrai7716/
Shukhri7712/
Shahkri7712/
Shokree7711/
Shockry7710/
Shokreh7710/
Shukkri7710/
Shuckri778/
Shukriy777/
Shukrih777/
Shookry777/
Sookrie775/
Shakrii774/
Sokhrie773/
Souhkri773/
Shukrai772/
Shookra772/
Schukri772/
Shaukri772/
Sookkri772/
Shoquri771/
Suokrie771/
Shuukri771/
Chokris771/
Shokret771/
Choikri771/
Shuikri771/
Shukrii771/
Shukrri771/
Shoqrii771/
Shakrei771/
Shakrih771/
Shakrri771/
Sukri7324,824/
Sakri7311,689/
Sokra731,300/
Sekri73557/
Sokry73237/
Sokre7343/
Shakhrai711,707/
Shokrooy71978/
Shoukrey71184/
Suokhrie71104/
Chokhryi7180/
Shakhrei7126/
Shokhray7113/
Shakrzei719/
Shukhrai719/
Shakhris717/
Sookkrai715/
Shookree714/
Shekhrri713/
Shakhryi713/
Shakrzai712/
Shakhrit712/
Shukrije712/
Chokhriy711/
Choudkri711/
Schoucri711/
Shukrieh711/
Shockrey711/
Shuhkrie711/
Sahakrie711/
Shukhrie711/
Sshockra710/
Sakhri6710,001/
Shakra679,364/
Sekhri677,915/
Shukry675,063/
Shukra67575/
Soukra67526/
Shukre67423/
Sukkri67375/
Sookra67329/
Zoukri67209/
Sukhri67200/
Sekriy67195/
Sjukri6781/
Sukrai6773/
Shakry6763/
Shekre6756/
Sakrio6736/
Sakrai6730/
Shakre6726/
Sukrih6719/
Seekri6717/
Sukriy6717/
Sekryi6716/
Sukroi6714/
Sakriy6714/
Soukre679/
Shaqri678/
Sakriß677/
Soukry676/
Sekrii675/
Choqri675/
Shucri675/
Sakkri674/
Sakrie674/
Siekri674/
Chokre674/
Saukri674/
Sukrie674/
Sukrri674/
Sokhra673/
Sokrey673/
Soucri673/
Soekre673/
Sakrri672/
Sakrih672/
Sokraa672/
Siakri671/
Sakrei671/
Sokhre671/
Shukhrist671/
Shacri671/
Sockre671/
Socrie671/
Socris671/
Shoukredt671/
Sekrie671/
Szakri671/
Shukrı671/
Satkri671/
Sahahkrit671/
Saakri671/
Sokree671/
Sookre671/
Sookry671/
Sgukri671/
Suskri671/
Suukri671/

Shokri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shokri in the Hindi language
शोकरीsokari-
Shokri in the Russian language
Шокриsokri-

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