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 surname Sheke (Marathi: शेके, Oriya: େସକ୍) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheke? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 181,039th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,098,446 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Sheke reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sheke is also the 129,305th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 3,107 people.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 1,490 people, or 1 in 514,809. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 64 percent are found, Telangana, where 17 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 10 percent are found. Beside India this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Sheke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sheke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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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