Sheke Surname
Approximately 2,352 people bear this surname
Sheke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,490 | 1:514,809 | 25,758 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Nigeria | 162 | 1:1,093,474 | 45,309 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Zambia | 100 | 1:158,499 | 11,214 |
| Tanzania | 93 | 1:569,265 | 36,354 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Sheke (3,107) may also be a first name.
Sheke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheke (Marathi: शेके, Oriya: େସକ୍) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sheke is the 181,039th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,098,446 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Sheke live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 129,305th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 3,107 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 1,490 people, or 1 in 514,809. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 64 percent are found, Telangana, where 17 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 10 percent are found. Apart from India Sheke occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Sheke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sheke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheke last name decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheke in the Oriya language | ||
| େସକ୍ | esak | - |
| Sheke in the Marathi language | ||
| शेके | seke | 81.65 |
| शेळके | selake | 10.09 |
| शेख | sekha | 6.42 |
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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 Sheke
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