Shekana Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Shekana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shekana (81) may also be a first name.
Shekana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekana (Hindi: शेकना, Marathi: शेकाना) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shekana.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekana? popularity and diffusion
Shekana is the 3,602,217th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Shekana is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Shekana live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Shekana is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 81 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekana in the Hindi language | ||
| शेकना | sekana | - |
| Shekana in the Marathi language | ||
| शेकाना | sekana | 40 |
| शेकणा | sekana | 40 |
| शेकाणा | sekana | 10 |
| शेकअ्णा | seka'ana | 10 |
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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 Shekana
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