Shekoe Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Shekoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 201 | 1:10,112 | 2,308 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
Shekoe (79) may also be a first name.
Shekoe Demographics
Average Shekoe Salary in
South Africa
R 238,536
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shekoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekoe occurs most in Lesotho. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekoe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,041,601st most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname Shekoe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shekoe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 79 people.
This last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 10,112. In Lesotho Shekoe is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 33 percent reside, Mohale's Hoek District, where 24 percent reside and Berea District, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent reside.
Shekoe Last Name Statistics demography
Shekoe earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning R 238,536 per year.
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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 Shekoe
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