Shekha Surname
Approximately 7,677 people bear this surname
Shekha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,491 | 1:170,801 | 10,554 |
| Bangladesh | 2,704 | 1:58,934 | 3,035 |
| Iraq | 241 | 1:145,318 | 3,824 |
| United States | 77 | 1:4,707,259 | 244,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Tanzania | 27 | 1:1,960,800 | 47,770 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Shekha (12,533) may also be a first name.
Shekha Demographics
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Shekha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekha (Bengali: শেখা, Hindi: शेखा, Marathi: शेख, Oriya: େଶଖ, Russian: Шеха) is found most in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 65,080th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 949,270 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shekha are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 52,608th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 12,533 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 4,491 people, or 1 in 170,801. In India Shekha is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 85 percent live, Telangana, where 7 percent live and Bihar, where 2 percent live. Besides India it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 35 percent live and Iraq, where 3 percent live.
Shekha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shekha last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.
Shekha earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,914 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekha in the Bengali language | ||
| শেখা | sekha | - |
| Shekha in the Hindi language | ||
| शेखा | sekha | 89.2 |
| शेख | sekha | 5.59 |
| शेख्ा | sekha | 2.98 |
| शिखा | sikha | 1.86 |
| सेखा | sekha | 0.19 |
| श्ेखा | sekha | 0.19 |
| Shekha in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | 86.12 |
| शेखा | sekha | 11.67 |
| शेखान | sekhana | 0.4 |
| शेखार | sekhara | 0.1 |
| शेखाम | sekhama | 0.1 |
| शेखर | sekhara | 0.08 |
| शेखाउि | sekhaui | 0.07 |
| शेखिम | sekhima | 0.07 |
| सेख | sekha | 0.07 |
| शेखाक | sekhaka | 0.07 |
| षेख | sekha | 0.03 |
| सेखा | sekha | 0.03 |
| शेखाब | sekhaba | 0.03 |
| शेहज | sehaja | 0.03 |
| सादेख | sadekha | 0.03 |
| शेकः | sekah | 0.03 |
| हेख | hekha | 0.02 |
| शेखल | sekhala | 0.02 |
| शेख़ | sekha | 0.02 |
| शेखां | sekham | 0.02 |
| शेकबा | sekaba | 0.02 |
| Shekha in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶଖ | esakha | 54.55 |
| େଶଖା | esakha | 27.27 |
| େଶଖ୍ | esakh | 9.09 |
| େସଖ | esakha | 9.09 |
| Shekha in the Russian language | ||
| Шеха | seha | - |
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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 Shekha
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