Sheket Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sheket Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Sheket Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheket Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheket (Russian: Шекет) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheket? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sheket is the 5,812,366th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Sheket is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Sheket reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Sheket is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Sheket is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 27 percent reside and Israel, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheket Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheket in the Russian language | ||
| Шекет | seket | - |
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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 Sheket
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