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) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekare? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 183,308th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,145,251 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Shekare reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 278,206th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 857 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,857 people, or 1 in 95,392. In Nigeria Shekare is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 36 percent reside, Kebbi, where 30 percent reside and Zamfara, where 20 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.
Shekare Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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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