Shekan Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Shekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shekan (681) may also be a first name.
Shekan Demographics
Average Shekan Salary in
United States
$38,844 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekan (Bengali: শেকন, Hindi: शेकन, Marathi: शेकन) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Shekan reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shekan is also the 317,248th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 681 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India Shekan is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 61 percent live, Maharashtra, where 34 percent live and Bihar, where 3 percent live. Aside from India it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.
Shekan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shekan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shekan Last Name Statistics demography
Shekan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,844 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekan in the Bengali language | ||
| শেকন | sekana | - |
| Shekan in the Hindi language | ||
| शेकन | sekana | - |
| Shekan in the Marathi language | ||
| शेकन | sekana | 57.14 |
| शेकान | sekana | 17.86 |
| शेख्ां | sekham | 14.29 |
| शेकाण | sekana | 10.71 |
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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 Shekan
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