Explore the Family Name Shakoor

The meaning of Shakoor

Muslim (mainly the Indian subcontinent): variant of Shakur. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Tariq, Abdul, Arif, Afroz, Aftab, Akm, Akmal, Ali, Amir, Aslam, Bibi, Dawud.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Shakoor has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname jumped from 39,304 in 2000 to 30,043 in 2010, marking a notable change of 23.56%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname also escalated by 48.2%, moving from 527 individuals in 2000 to 781 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Shakoor per 100,000 U.S residents also rose by 30% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,304	#30,043	23.56%
Count	527	781	48.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.26	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shakoor

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Shakoor, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While in 2000, the majority of individuals with the surname Shakoor identified as Black (55.03%), this percentage dropped to 42.77% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant increase from 25.05% in 2000 to 37.64% in 2010. Despite minor fluctuations in the percentages of those who identify as White or belonging to two or more races, the proportions of Shakoor individuals identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	55.03%	42.77%	-22.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	25.05%	37.64%	50.26%
White	9.87%	9.22%	-6.59%
Two or More Races	8.16%	6.02%	-26.23%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%