Where Does The Last Name Sheks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sheks (Hindi: शेक्स, Russian: Шекс) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Sheks is the 3,055,934^th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Sheks are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sheks is also the 2,368,944^th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

Sheks is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Sheks is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 91 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 10 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.