Shekani Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Shekani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Shekani (13) may also be a first name.
Shekani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekani (Marathi: शेकानी) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shekani is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Shekani reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shekani is also the 3,159,357th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 13 people.
Shekani is most common in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Shekani is primarily found in: Greater London, where 63 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 25 percent live and Staffordshire, where 13 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 42 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekani in the Marathi language | ||
| शेकानी | sekani | 75 |
| शेकाणी | sekani | 12.5 |
| शेकनी | sekani | 12.5 |
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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 Shekani
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