Shekarie Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Shekarie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shekarie (5) may also be a first name.
Shekarie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekarie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekarie is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shekarie.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekarie? popularity and diffusion
Shekarie is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shekarie are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shekarie is also the 5,493,085th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 5 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria Shekarie occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.
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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 Shekarie
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