Shekeni Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shekeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Shekeni (15) may also be a first name.
Shekeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekeni is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shekeni click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekeni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shekeni is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Shekeni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shekeni reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 15 people.
Shekeni is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia Shekeni is most common in: Oshana Region, where 80 percent reside and Omaheke Region, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Namibia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside.
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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 Shekeni
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