Shekare Surname
Approximately 2,317 people bear this surname
Shekare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,857 | 1:95,392 | 6,554 |
| India | 456 | 1:1,682,161 | 61,078 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shekare (857) may also be a first name.
Shekare Demographics
Shekare Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shekare Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekare Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekare (Marathi: शेकरे) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekare? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 183,308th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,145,251 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Shekare are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shekare is also the 278,206th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 857 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,857 people, or 1 in 95,392. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 36 percent are found, Kebbi, where 30 percent are found and Zamfara, where 20 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent are found and Niger, where 0 percent are found.
Shekare Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (62%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekare Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekare in the Marathi language | ||
| शेकरे | sekare | 93.48 |
| शेकारे | sekare | 4.16 |
| शेखरे | sekhare | 1.11 |
| िशकारे | isakare | 0.28 |
| शेकरेाने | sekareane | 0.28 |
| शेखर | sekhara | 0.14 |
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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 Shekare
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