Shekeh Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Shekeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shekeh (16) may also be a first name.
Shekeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekeh (Marathi: शेख) is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shekeh.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekeh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Shekeh are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 16 people.
Shekeh is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 20 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 45 percent are found and Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekeh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekeh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | - |
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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 Shekeh
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