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    The surname Shakya

    A Nepali surname, carried by 549 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S200

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shakya is more common than 75.4% of them.

    Origin

    Nepali origin

    Borrowed from Nepali शाक्य (śākya), from Sanskrit शाक्य (śākya), which is most likely from Sanskrit शक् (śak, “to be able”). Alternatively, from Sanskrit शाखा (śākhā, “branch, teak”); see Shakya for more.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 549 people named Shakya in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 562,378 Americans. That is up 438% since 2000, when the Census counted 102.

    #39,960
    rank among US surnames
    549
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +438.2%
    change since 2000 (was #148,244)

    Who is named Shakya

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Shakya identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.8%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Shakya

    Shakya has the Soundex code S200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S200.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Shakya come from?
    Borrowed from Nepali शाक्य (śākya), from Sanskrit शाक्य (śākya), which is most likely from Sanskrit शक् (śak, “to be able”). Alternatively, from Sanskrit शाखा (śākhā, “branch, teak”); see Shakya for more.
    How common is the surname Shakya?
    549 people in the United States had the surname Shakya in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 562,378 Americans. It ranked 39,960th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Shakya?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Shakya identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Shakya getting more or less common?
    More common. 102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 549 in 2010, up 438%.