Explore the Family Name Shakil

The meaning of Shakil

Muslim (Indian subcontinent): from a personal name based on Persian shakīl ‘handsome’. Compare Shakeel.

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How common is the last name Shakil in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Shakil has shown a considerable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 119,644 with a count of 134 instances of the name. However, by 2010, the rank had improved to 70,645, which is a change of approximately 40.95%. The number of individuals with this surname also more than doubled from 134 to 277, showing an impressive growth rate of 106.72%. Moreover, the proportion per 100k people rose from 0.05 to 0.09 during these ten years, marking an 80% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#119,644	#70,645	40.95%
Count	134	277	106.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.09	80%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shakil

The ethnicity associated with the surname Shakil has also seen some shifts from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, most bearers of this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander at 85.07%, with the rest identifying as White or as part of two or more races. By 2010, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander had increased to 92.42%, indicating a growth of 8.64%. However, the percentage identifying as White dropped significantly by 51.64%, down to just 3.25%. There were no individuals identifying as part of two or more races in 2010. Interestingly, there were new identities appearing for this surname: Hispanic at 1.81% and Black at 2.17%. No bearers of this surname identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	85.07%	92.42%	8.64%
White	6.72%	3.25%	-51.64%
Black	0%	2.17%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.81%	0%
Two or More Races	6.72%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%