Shekhu Surname
Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname
Shekhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 997 | 1:769,374 | 34,879 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Shekhu (1,280) may also be a first name.
Shekhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekhu (Hindi: शेखू, Marathi: शेखु) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekhu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 359,713th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,236,888 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shekhu reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 220,333rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 1,280 people.
Shekhu is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 997 people, or 1 in 769,374. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 60 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent live. Excluding India this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekhu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekhu in the Hindi language | ||
| शेखू | sekhu | 91.07 |
| शेखु | sekhu | 8.12 |
| शेख़ू | sekhu | 0.65 |
| Shekhu in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखु | sekhu | 61.24 |
| शेखू | sekhu | 32.02 |
| शेख | sekha | 4.49 |
| शॅखु | sekhu | 1.12 |
| शोखू | sokhu | 0.28 |
| शेखान | sekhana | 0.28 |
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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 Shekhu
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