Shekhe Surname
Approximately 1,363 people bear this surname
Shekhe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 642 | 1:82,464 | 8,428 |
| Iran | 458 | 1:167,647 | 14,256 |
| India | 258 | 1:2,973,122 | 89,393 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Shekhe (296) may also be a first name.
Shekhe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekhe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekhe (Hindi: शेखे, Marathi: शेखे) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekhe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shekhe is the 282,766th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,346,695 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Shekhe reside; 53 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 512,632nd most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 296 people.
The surname Shekhe is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 642 people, or 1 in 82,464. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 33 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 30 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 22 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Shekhe occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 34 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekhe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekhe in the Hindi language | ||
| शेखे | sekhe | - |
| Shekhe in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखे | sekhe | 88.03 |
| शेख | sekha | 10.04 |
| शेखॅ | sekhe | 0.77 |
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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 Shekhe
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