Shekfa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Shekfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shekfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekfa is held by more people in Qatar than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekfa? popularity and diffusion
Shekfa is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shekfa live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most frequent in Qatar, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Beside Qatar this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shekfai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shekfaus | 86 | 0 | / |
| Chekfa | 83 | 264 | / |
| Shakfa | 83 | 240 | / |
| Shikfa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shokfa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shekfeh | 77 | 12 | / |
| Shokfai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Shakfah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shokfah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shakhfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sokfa | 73 | 83 | / |
| Sakfa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sekfy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sekfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sheikhfi | 71 | 38 | / |
| Sheckfee | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shaqfa | 67 | 325 | / |
| Szekfy | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sockfa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Saecfa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sikefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chikfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikfai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shekfa
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