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
Shekai (Hindi: शेकाई, Marathi: शेख्ै) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shekai is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shekai are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Shekai is also the 264,552nd most widely held forename in the world It is held by 934 people.
Shekai is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 466,464. In Kenya Shekai is primarily concentrated in: Narok County, where 100 percent live. Beside Kenya Shekai is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.
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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