Shekla Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Shekla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Shekla (12) may also be a first name.
Shekla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekla Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekla (Hindi: शेक्ला, Marathi: शेलका) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekla? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Shekla is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Shekla live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
The last name Shekla is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 33,350,669. In India it is most prevalent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 43 percent reside, Telangana, where 17 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 8 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekla in the Marathi language | ||
| शेलका | selaka | - |
| Shekla in the Hindi language | ||
| शेक्ला | sekla | 71.43 |
| शेक्ल | sekla | 28.57 |
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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 Shekla
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