Shekhi Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Shekhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 132 | 1:5,811,101 | 137,947 |
| Pakistan | 109 | 1:1,638,935 | 17,168 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shekhi (321) may also be a first name.
Shekhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekhi (Hindi: शेखी, Marathi: शेखी, Oriya: େଶଖି) is most common in India. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekhi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shekhi is the 990,978th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name Shekhi occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shekhi reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shekhi is also the 489,856th most numerous first name globally, held by 321 people.
The surname Shekhi is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 5,811,101. In India Shekhi is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 61 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 30 percent live and Telangana, where 5 percent live. Barring India it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 42 percent live and Iraq, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekhi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekhi in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶଖି | esakhi | - |
| Shekhi in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखी | sekhi | 98.08 |
| शेख | sekha | 1.92 |
| Shekhi in the Hindi language | ||
| शेखी | sekhi | 96.3 |
| शेखई | sekha'i | 1.85 |
| शेखइ | sekha'i | 1.85 |
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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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- 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 Shekhi
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