Shekay Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Shekay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shekay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekay (Tibetan: ཤིས་སྐྱིད་) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Shekay reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.
Shekay is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Shekay is mostly concentrated in: Garissa County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.
Shekay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shekay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shekay surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekay in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤིས་སྐྱིད་ | shikyi | - |
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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 Shekay
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