Shekanya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shekanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Shekanya (7) may also be a first name.
Shekanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekanya is found most in Zambia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shekanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shekanya is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shekanya live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shekanya is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 7 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia Shekanya is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent reside. Beside Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 43 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekanya | 93 | 14 | / |
| Shikanya | 88 | 14 | / |
| Seekanya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Shekonya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Sekganya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ssekanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shikaanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shekanija | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sekonya | 80 | 1,366 | / |
| Sikanya | 80 | 607 | / |
| Sekanyo | 80 | 145 | / |
| Sekania | 80 | 36 | / |
| Sekanja | 80 | 15 | / |
| Shekhaneha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ssekanyo | 75 | 334 | / |
| Seakanyo | 75 | 55 | / |
| Saikanya | 75 | 43 | / |
| Seikanyo | 75 | 18 | / |
| Sekannyo | 75 | 13 | / |
| Shikonya | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ssekanja | 75 | 7 | / |
| Seekanha | 75 | 5 | / |
| Saykanya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sikanyat | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sekanjja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekonya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sikhanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seekanyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaikanya | 71 | 584 | / |
| Ssekannyo | 71 | 72 | / |
| Chekhonya | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ssekanjja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssekkanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikanha | 67 | 651 | / |
| Seqania | 67 | 79 | / |
| Sikanja | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sikanyo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sikonya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Seconya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sikania | 67 | 9 | / |
| Secania | 67 | 9 | / |
| Secanha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cikanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shecanniha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shekanya
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