Shekiri Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Shekiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Shekiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekiri is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekiri? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,152,526th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Shekiri live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Shekiri is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Shekiri is mostly found in: Delta, where 69 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Kaduna, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
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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 Shekiri
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