Shekhai Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Shekhai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shekhai (75) may also be a first name.
Shekhai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekhai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekhai (Hindi: शेखई, Marathi: शेखई) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekhai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shekhai are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shekhai is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 75 people.
The last name Shekhai is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Besides India Shekhai is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekhai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekhai in the Hindi language | ||
| शेखई | sekha'i | - |
| Shekhai in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखई | sekha'i | 51.85 |
| शेखाई | sekha'i | 33.33 |
| शेखै | sekhai | 14.81 |
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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 Shekhai
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