Shekir Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Shekir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 32 | 1:218,091 | 11,795 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Shekir (65) may also be a first name.
Shekir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekir (Georgian: შეკირ, Marathi: शेकीर, Russian: Шекир) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Shekir occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Shekir reside; 76 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Shekir is also the 1,212,820th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 65 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 218,091. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 50 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 25 percent live and Varna Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Bulgaria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekir in the Georgian language | ||
| შეკირ | shekir | - |
| Shekir in the Marathi language | ||
| शेकीर | sekira | - |
| Shekir in the Russian language | ||
| Шекир | sekir | - |
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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 Shekir
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