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
Shekana (Hindi: शेकना, Marathi: शेकाना) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekana? popularity and diffusion
Shekana is the 3,602,217th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Shekana are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most prevalent forename globally, held by 81 people.
The last name Shekana is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Beside The DR Congo Shekana exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
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
- 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 Shekana
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