Shekhana Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shekhana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Shekhana (30) may also be a first name.
Shekhana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekhana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekhana (Bengali: শেখনা, Georgian: შეხანა, Hindi: शेखाना, Marathi: शेखाना) occurs most in Pakistan. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekhana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shekhana are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 30 people.
The last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 38 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekhana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekhana in the Georgian language | ||
| შეხანა | shekhana | - |
| Shekhana in the Bengali language | ||
| শেখনা | sekhana | - |
| Shekhana in the Hindi language | ||
| शेखाना | sekhana | - |
| Shekhana in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखाना | sekhana | 53.85 |
| शेखना | sekhana | 38.46 |
| शेख | sekha | 7.69 |
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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 Shekhana
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