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 occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shekanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shekanya is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shekanya live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 7 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia Shekanya is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 43 percent live.
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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