Shekem Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Shekem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shekem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Shekem (45) may also be a first name.

Shekem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shekem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shekem is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shekem? popularity and diffusion

Shekem is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Shekem reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shekem is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 45 people.

The last name Shekem is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Shekem is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 64 percent are found, Virginia, where 14 percent are found and District of Columbia, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Shekem Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shekem earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.72% less than the national average, earning R 202,656 per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekhem924/
Schekem922/
Sheskem921/
Sekem9138/
Sheikhem8622/
Shekkeem863/
Sekeme8350/
Shakem8319/
Sheqem8317/
Seukem8316/
Shekim8312/
Seekem835/
Shikem834/
Seikem831/
Siekem831/
Shekemova80136/
Shechem772,094/
Saahkem77110/
Shakeem7727/
Chekeme773/
Sahakem772/
Sakheem772/
Shekime771/
Seikeme771/
Siekeme771/
Cheskem771/
Shoqeem771/
Shaqeem771/
Sheekim770/
Çekem73638/
Sakem73218/
Sikem73218/
Sokem7370/
Şekem7361/
Sekim7335/
Sykem733/
Secem732/
Cekem731/
Shakkeem717/
Chekheim715/
Sikhem67611/
Saekim67589/
Shakim67569/
Sikeme6773/
Sakeem6770/
Saikem6763/
Shokim6759/
Sekhim6755/
Sakhem6729/
Sichem6723/
Saqeem6716/
Shekimova6713/
Sakiem6712/
Sikkem6712/
Sekime6712/
Suikem676/
Zeikem675/
Soikem675/
Seukim674/
Sikeem674/
Sekhem674/
Seicem673/
Shikim673/
Seakim673/
Seckim673/
Sokhem672/
Seikim672/
Saykem671/
Sokeem671/
Shykim671/
Shaqem671/
Siecem671/
Syokem671/
Sokeam671/
Sokeum671/
Sheikhism671/
Saakem671/
Sakeum671/
Seecim671/
Sickem670/

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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 Shekem
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