Shekiff Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shekiff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Shekiff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekiff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekiff occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekiff? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shekiff is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shekiff reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Shekiff is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia Shekiff is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 71 percent reside, Gbarpolu County, where 14 percent reside and Lofa County, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shekif | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shakiff | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sekif | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sheikhif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shakif | 77 | 509 | / |
| Sekeff | 77 | 40 | / |
| Shokif | 77 | 15 | / |
| Shekef | 77 | 12 | / |
| Shikif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sekife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shekeib | 71 | 122 | / |
| Shokhif | 71 | 33 | / |
| Shekiev | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shakhif | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shekeiw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shakief | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaqiff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekeffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheakib | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chekeif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakif | 67 | 3,143 | / |
| Chekaife | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sokif | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sekef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sekiw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shekhiev | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shekiff
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