Cognomen Shovkat (Shovkat 
, Шовкат 
, شوكات 
) , globally, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Shovkat is habitual in Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common surname, Georgia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname. More frequently, Shovkat is the forename as well as the last name.