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
The surname Shekanya is most common in Zambia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shekanya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekanya? popularity and diffusion
Shekanya is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Shekanya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shekanya are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 7 people.
It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 43 percent are found.
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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