Sheetekela Surname

295,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Sheetekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheetekela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,2891:1,869270
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sheetekela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sheetekela Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sheetekela is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sheetekela.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheetekela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sheetekela is the 295,200th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,640,515 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sheetekela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is borne by 1,289 people, or 1 in 1,869. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Ohangwena Region, where 27 percent live, Khomas Region, where 17 percent live and Omusati Region, where 17 percent live. Apart from Namibia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sheetekela
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