Shokry Surname

11,591st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shokry 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.

Shokry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt44,4801:2,067285
Saudi Arabia2,9021:10,6331,467
Jordan2541:34,8134,131
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Lebanon1701:33,1593,295
United Arab Emirates1081:84,8367,825
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Palestine121:379,07111,768
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Shokry (6,606) may also be a first name.

Shokry 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

Shokry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shokry (Arabic: شكرى) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shokry.

How Common Is The Last Name Shokry? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,591st most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 150,256 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Shokry reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 92 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Shokry is also the 80,556th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 6,606 people.

This surname is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 44,480 people, or 1 in 2,067. Not including Egypt this surname is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live and Jordan, where 1 percent live.

Shokry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Evangelical (41%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Shokry last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shokry earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $46,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 69.54% more than the national average, earning $84,232 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoukry9242,931/
Shokrey92920/
Shokriy92123/
Shockry9210/
Shookry927/
Sokry91237/
Shokrooy86978/
Shoukrey86184/
Shokhray8613/
Shockrey861/
Shokri8371,858/
Shukry835,063/
Shokre83483/
Shokra83101/
Shakry8363/
Soukry836/
Sokrey833/
Sookry831/
Shoukri772,235/
Shokrui77165/
Shoukra77126/
Shokrai7774/
Shokkri7733/
Shokres7721/
Shukrey7720/
Shokree7711/
Shokreh7710/
Shuckry779/
Shokrii779/
Shukriy777/
Shokrie776/
Shokrid776/
Shokrih776/
Shakrey774/
Shokriz773/
Shookra772/
Shekrey771/
Shakhry771/
Shakray771/
Sookray771/
Sheekry771/
Shuokri771/
Shokret771/
Shaukry771/
Shoqrey771/
Sokri731,372/
Sokra731,300/
Sakry73649/
Sukry73537/
Sokre7343/
Zokry7320/
Sekry7312/
Shakhray712,133/
Shakrooy71188/
Chokhryi7180/
Shoukris7120/
Shukhray7115/
Chouckry7110/
Soykıray719/
Shakhrey718/
Shokrieh717/
Shokrist716/
Chokrouy716/
Shoukrie715/
Chokrauy715/
Shookree714/
Shakhryi713/
Chokhriy711/
Shokrriz711/
Sshockra710/
Shukri6750,669/
Shakra679,364/
Shakri671,814/
Soukri671,241/
Shukra67575/
Soukra67526/
Sokrai67500/
Shukre67423/
Sookra67329/
Sekriy67195/
Shekri67174/
Shekre6756/
Soekri6738/
Seckry6735/
Chocry6733/
Sakhry6728/
Sakryd6727/
Shakre6726/
Sukriy6717/
Sakray6716/
Sekryi6716/
Suhkri6715/
Sakriy6714/
Suykry679/
Sokhri679/
Soukre679/
Sekrey678/
Sokris678/
Sokrgi675/
Sokrhi675/
Sokkri675/
Sehkri674/
Chokre674/
Sukrey674/
Sokhra673/
Sekhry673/
Shuqry673/
Soekre673/
Sukkry673/
Sackry672/
Sahkri672/
Sokraa672/
Sukray672/
Sokhre671/
Shaqry671/
Sockre671/
Socrey671/
Sohkri671/
Sokriz671/
Shoukredt671/
Sakryt671/
Shukrı671/
Sokree671/
Sookre671/
Sookri671/
Shakhrhay671/
Sgokri671/
Sukhry671/
Zookry670/

Shokry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shokry in the Arabic language
شكرىshkry-

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