Shekele Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Shekele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Shekele (38) may also be a first name.
Shekele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekele is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekele? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shekele reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shekele is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 38 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Shekele is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Zambia, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Shekele
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