All over the world, شكور (شكور 
, Shukor 
, Shakor 
) is quite a rare masculine forename. The first name شكور is habitual in Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Iraq, where it is a rare male name, and Sudan. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Pakistan. More frequently, شكور is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| شكور | Jordan, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Iraq |
| Shukor | Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Iraq, India, Singapore |
| Shakor | Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Iraq, Pakistan |
| Shakkur | United States, Spain, India |