Shekow Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Shekow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Shekow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekow occurs in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekow? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,181,191st most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shekow reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.
It is most widespread in Somalia, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 68,633. Barring Somalia Shekow occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Shekow
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