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 surname Shekeni is found most in Namibia. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekeni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shekeni is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shekeni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shekeni is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 15 people.
Shekeni is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia Shekeni is most frequent in: Oshana Region, where 80 percent reside and Omaheke Region, where 20 percent reside. Other than Namibia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs 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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