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
Shekha Political Affiliation
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Shekha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekha (Bengali: শেখা, Hindi: शेखा, Marathi: शेख, Oriya: େଶଖ, Russian: Шеха) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shekha is the 65,080th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 949,270 people. This surname is mostly found 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. Shekha is also the 52,608th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 12,533 people.
The last name Shekha is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 4,491 people, or 1 in 170,801. In India Shekha is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 85 percent reside, Telangana, where 7 percent reside and Bihar, where 2 percent reside. Apart from India this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 35 percent reside and Iraq, where 3 percent reside.
Shekha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shekha last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with 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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- 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 Shekha
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