Shakya is used as a family name or surname in Nepal. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shakya
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Nepal
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shakya

How popular is Shakya?

Shakya is common in Nepal.

Shakya is ranked 1505 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shakyas grew by 438.2353 per cent to 549 since 2000 and ranked 39960 after elevating 108284 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 93.26 84.31
White 3.83 0
Others 1.28 5.88
Black 0.91 4.9
Shakya is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nepal which signifies that it is originated from Nepal. Around 356509 people have been found who wears Shakya as their family name. Shakya is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,005 Cayman Islands7
2,720 South Korea3
46,068 Philippines3
3,224 Afghanistan3
54,641 Sweden2
7,574 Bangladesh2
19,046 Ireland2
10,183 Jordan2
10,284 Kuwait2
900 Laos2
82,478 South Africa2
95,312 Argentina2
37,493 Austria1
10,190 Bahrain1
53,033 Nigeria1
118,015 Netherlands1
28,746 Algeria1
91,024 Belgium1
49,101 Denmark1
25,721 Egypt1
9,591 Panama1
537 Liechtenstein1
21,562 Portugal1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
153,416 Italy1
8,859 Iraq1
717 Bhutan1
5,553 Taiwan1
1,005 The Gambia1
11,510 Oman1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,813 Hong Kong47
198,575 Russia46
1,135 Iceland35
193,368 Indonesia35
2,623 Japan28
18,457 Scotland20
15,050 Singapore18
84,957 Spain15
26,722 New Zealand14
3,114 China14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,698 Norway79
3,256 Qatar78
11,009 Finland60
1,794 Thailand56
Countries with hundreds of Shakya:
42,104 United States655
4,207 Sri Lanka522
23,918 Germany437
13,982 England419
17,922 Poland334
11,767 Saudi Arabia269
10,400 Australia267
4,038 United Arab Emirates245
10,151 Malaysia177
77,708 France122
29,611 Canada114
Countries with ten thousands of Shakya:
2,163 India26,226
Countries with hundred thousands of Shakya:
11 Nepal326,127
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Shakya Namesakes

  • Ajaya Kranti Shakya, Author
  • Ayasha Shakya, Olympic athlete
  • Raju Kaji Shakya, Soccer player
  • Mamtesh Shakya, Politician
  • Sinod Kumar Shakya, Politician
  • Tsering Shakya, Historian
  • Karna Shakya, Writer
  • Karma Shakya, Actor
  • Raghuraj Singh Shakya, Indian Politician
  • Mahesh Shakya, Actor

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