Shekai Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Shekai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 99 | 1:466,464 | 24,395 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Shekai (934) may also be a first name.
Shekai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekai (Hindi: शेकाई, Marathi: शेख्ै) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shekai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,727,723rd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shekai reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 264,552nd most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 934 people.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 466,464. In Kenya Shekai is most numerous in: Narok County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekai in the Hindi language | ||
| शेकाई | seka'i | - |
| Shekai in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख्ै | sekhai | 66.67 |
| शेकाई | seka'i | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shekai
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