Shukran Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Shukran Surname User-submission:

Shukran is an Arabic surname meaning 'thank you'.

Shukran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1621:216,1834,877
Malaysia971:304,06416,606
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
Kenya731:632,60128,796
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
India151:51,137,692512,385
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Israel111:777,96750,646
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Shukran (14,121) may also be a first name.

Shukran Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Shukran is an Arabic surname meaning 'thank you'.

- shukrn

Shukran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shukran (Georgian: შუკრან, Hindi: शुकरन, Marathi: शुकरान, Oriya: ଶୁକାନ, Russian: Шукран) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shukran.

How Common Is The Last Name Shukran? popularity and diffusion

It is the 577,768th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Shukran reside; 35 percent reside in West Asia and 30 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 48,337th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 14,121 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 216,183. Without taking into account Iraq Shukran exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 16 percent are found.

Shukran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Shukran surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Shukran earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shukran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shukran in the Georgian language
შუკრანshukran-
Shukran in the Hindi language
शुकरनsukarana92.31
शूकरनsukarana7.69
Shukran in the Oriya language
ଶୁକାନsukana50
ଶୁକନsukana50
Shukran in the Marathi language
शुकरानsukarana20
शुकरणsukarana20
शुानsuana20
शुाणsuana20
शुांतsuanta20
Shukran in the Russian language
Шукранsukran-

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