Sheker Surname
Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname
Sheker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 705 | 1:1,088,036 | 44,841 |
| United States | 167 | 1:2,170,413 | 136,881 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Bulgaria | 27 | 1:258,478 | 13,520 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Sheker (9,506) may also be a first name.
Sheker Demographics
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Sheker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheker (Hindi: शेखर, Marathi: शेकर, Russian: Шекер) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sheker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheker? popularity and diffusion
It is the 325,895th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. The surname Sheker is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Sheker reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 63,393rd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 9,506 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 705 people, or 1 in 1,088,036. In India Sheker is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 70 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 16 percent live and Delhi, where 3 percent live. Outside of India this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.
Sheker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sheker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheker last name increased 2,386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sheker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sheker last name are 12.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.65% registered to vote for the political party.
Sheker earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.22% more than the national average, earning $69,563 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheker in the Hindi language | ||
| शेखर | sekhara | - |
| Sheker in the Marathi language | ||
| शेकर | sekara | 46.15 |
| शाकेर | sakera | 23.08 |
| िशेकेर् | iseker | 15.38 |
| शेखऱ | sekhara | 7.69 |
| शेकेर | sekera | 7.69 |
| Sheker in the Russian language | ||
| Шекер | seker | - |
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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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- 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 Sheker
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