Shekera Surname
Approximately 1,201 people bear this surname
Shekera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 877 | 1:51,907 | 7,495 |
| Russia | 250 | 1:576,492 | 51,385 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 17 | 1:351,333 | 29,728 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Shekera (233) may also be a first name.
Shekera Demographics
Shekera Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Shekera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekera (Marathi: शाकेरा, Russian: Шекера) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shekera.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekera? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 313,034th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,067,898 people. Shekera occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Shekera are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Shekera is also the 587,225th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 233 people.
The surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is carried by 877 people, or 1 in 51,907. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 25 percent reside, Kiev, where 24 percent reside and Kiev Oblast, where 20 percent reside. Besides Ukraine Shekera occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Shekera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shekera surname is chiefly Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Shekera surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekera in the Marathi language | ||
| शाकेरा | sakera | - |
| Shekera in the Russian language | ||
| Шекера | sekera | - |
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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 Shekera
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