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 most in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shekan.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Shekan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Shekan are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 317,248th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 681 people.
The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India Shekan is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 61 percent live, Maharashtra, where 34 percent live and Bihar, where 3 percent live. Not including India this last name exists 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 prevalency of Shekan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shekan last name grew 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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