Shekri Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Shekri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shekri (35) may also be a first name.
Shekri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekri (Hindi: शेकरी, Marathi: शेकरी, Oriya: େସକି) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekri? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,300,225th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Shekri is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Shekri live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 35 people.
The surname Shekri is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 48 percent live, Bayelsa, where 45 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekri in the Hindi language | ||
| शेकरी | sekari | - |
| Shekri in the Oriya language | ||
| େସକି | esaki | - |
| Shekri in the Marathi language | ||
| शेकरी | sekari | 63.41 |
| शेखरी | sekhari | 29.27 |
| सेकरी | sekari | 4.88 |
| शेखर | sekhara | 2.44 |
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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 Shekri
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