Shekhany Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Shekhany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Shekhany Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekhany Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekhany is most common in Iraq. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekhany? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,718,172nd most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Shekhany occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Shekhany are found; 65 percent are found in West Asia and 63 percent are found in Levant.
This surname is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,129,731. Apart from Iraq this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 14 percent reside and Pakistan, where 12 percent reside.
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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 Shekhany
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