Shekaru Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Shekaru Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Shekaru (117) may also be a first name.
Shekaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekaru (Hindi: शेकारू, Marathi: शेकरु) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekaru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,765,740th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Shekaru are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shekaru is also the 864,112th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 117 people.
The last name Shekaru is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 1,968,253. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 26 percent are found, Sokoto, where 18 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
---|---|---|---|
Shekarau | 93 | 4,045 | / |
Shekharu | 93 | 128 | / |
Shekarou | 93 | 32 | / |
Sheekaru | 93 | 5 | / |
Shekarru | 93 | 1 | / |
Shekarhu | 93 | 1 | / |
Sheskaru | 93 | 1 | / |
Shekairu | 93 | 1 | / |
Sshekaru | 93 | 1 | / |
Sekaru | 92 | 48 | / |
Shekahrau | 88 | 1 | / |
Shekaurau | 88 | 1 | / |
Sheckarau | 88 | 1 | / |
Shekairau | 88 | 1 | / |
Shakaru | 86 | 53 | / |
Sekharu | 86 | 49 | / |
Shikaru | 86 | 19 | / |
Shekeru | 86 | 10 | / |
Sekarau | 86 | 6 | / |
Sekarou | 86 | 5 | / |
Sekairu | 86 | 1 | / |
Setkaru | 86 | 1 | / |
Shakarau | 80 | 273 | / |
Shakharu | 80 | 92 | / |
Shokharu | 80 | 20 | / |
Shikarau | 80 | 16 | / |
Sahakaru | 80 | 5 | / |
Shekerau | 80 | 2 | / |
Shikauru | 80 | 2 | / |
Shakairu | 80 | 2 | / |
Shikarus | 80 | 2 | / |
Hsekarau | 80 | 2 | / |
Ssekairu | 80 | 1 | / |
Shikharu | 80 | 1 | / |
Chetkaru | 80 | 1 | / |
Shakaruy | 80 | 1 | / |
Sahkarau | 80 | 1 | / |
Shaikaru | 80 | 1 | / |
Sakaru | 77 | 1,603 | / |
Sekeru | 77 | 36 | / |
Sikaru | 77 | 28 | / |
Sekoru | 77 | 5 | / |
Zekaru | 77 | 2 | / |
Sokaru | 77 | 1 | / |
Shaikarau | 75 | 16 | / |
Chekaarou | 75 | 9 | / |
Saichearu | 75 | 2 | / |
Chekkarou | 75 | 1 | / |
Chekarrou | 75 | 1 | / |
Chejkarou | 75 | 1 | / |
Shaykarau | 75 | 1 | / |
Seicaru | 71 | 354 | / |
Sakharu | 71 | 105 | / |
Sekereu | 71 | 105 | / |
Sakairu | 71 | 45 | / |
Sakarau | 71 | 20 | / |
Sikarau | 71 | 11 | / |
Sakkaru | 71 | 8 | / |
Shakeru | 71 | 4 | / |
Saikaru | 71 | 3 | / |
Sikarou | 71 | 3 | / |
Shicaru | 71 | 2 | / |
Sekorau | 71 | 2 | / |
Ssakaru | 71 | 1 | / |
Sikharu | 71 | 1 | / |
Shikeru | 71 | 1 | / |
Sekgoru | 71 | 1 | / |
Chikarou | 67 | 23 | / |
Sekourou | 67 | 21 | / |
Chekooru | 67 | 8 | / |
Sakkarou | 67 | 4 | / |
Sakarahu | 67 | 1 | / |
Shiqueru | 67 | 1 | / |
Shakeeru | 67 | 1 | / |
Chitkaru | 67 | 1 | / |
Chikkaru | 67 | 1 | / |
Shekaru Name Transliterations
Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
---|---|---|
Shekaru in the Hindi language | ||
शेकारू | sekaru | - |
Shekaru in the Marathi language | ||
शेकरु | sekaru | - |
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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
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- 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 Shekaru
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