Cognomen Šakir (Шакир 
, Šakir 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare last name. The family name Šakir is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common surname, Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, and Russia. More frequently, Šakir is the forename as well as the last name.