Sheku Surname

91,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sheku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,7951:159,9729,981
Liberia1701:25,9332,530
Nigeria1631:1,086,76545,077
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Albania111:264,91415,006
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Sheku (59,035) may also be a first name.

Sheku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sheku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sheku (Hindi: शेकू, Marathi: शेकु, Tibetan: ཤེལ་སྐུ།) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,063rd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,385,992 people. The surname Sheku occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Sheku are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sheku is also the 16,067th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 59,035 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 4,795 people, or 1 in 159,972. In India Sheku is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 53 percent live, Telangana, where 45 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Excluding India this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Sheku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sheku last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Sheku earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.4% more than the national average, earning $51,087 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekhu911,007/
Shekau9195/
Shekou9160/
Sheiku9138/
Shekuh9116/
Shekku9111/
Sheeku919/
Shecku912/
Shieku912/
Shekus911/
Shekgu911/
Shekui911/
Shaeku911/
Seheku911/
Shetku911/
Sxheku911/
Seku894,400/
Sheikhu8349/
Sheykus8318/
Shekhau838/
Shekkau838/
Shekhou836/
Shekouh835/
Sheikus835/
Sheykhu831/
Sheikuh831/
Shiekau831/
Sheekhu831/
Sheckut830/
Sekou8018,550/
Shaku807,172/
Sekhu806,233/
Shiku803,488/
Shoku801,751/
Saeku80614/
Seeku80279/
Seaku80203/
Sekau80106/
Sekeu8050/
Sekuj8043/
Sseku8037/
Seiku8031/
Sekui8023/
Sekku8010/
Sahku8010/
Secku806/
Seyku805/
Sohku802/
Sekuu802/
Seuku801/
Sekuá801/
Sekgu801/
Sxeku801/
Sjeku801/
Sekuy801/
Sheshkus775/
Shekoush772/
Sheakutt771/
Sheikhou771/
Sheikhui771/
Saekhu738,938/
Sekhau731,579/
Shekoo731,257/
Sekkou73379/
Shokui73340/
Shekoe73241/
Segkou73158/
Szekut73124/
Seukou73107/
Shikau7397/
Shaiku7389/
Siekut7388/
Seikou7369/
Shikhu7359/
Seskus7359/
Chekut7354/
Shecut7353/
Saekui7345/
Seukeu7340/
Sekhuh7333/
Shakku7332/
Shakau7332/
Seikku7329/
Sekhuj7327/
Seikus7327/
Sahaku7326/
Seckou7324/
Shykut7321/
Sicheu7319/
Seykou7318/
Sekhou7316/
Seckus7314/
Seakou7314/
Seekou7314/
Shakhu7313/
Sekhui7313/
Siekou7312/
Schoku7312/
Seekup7310/
Shaaku7310/
Setkus739/
Shakui735/
Shioku735/
Shikou735/
Seekhu735/
Sekhut734/
Seekau734/
Shikku733/
Shikui733/
Chekuu733/
Saekuu733/
Sekouh732/
Shakeu732/
Chekeu732/
Cheaku731/
Shokhu731/
Shayku731/
Shikeu731/
Shuiku731/
Shikuy731/
Shikuu731/
Seikau731/
Xheqku731/
Sethku731/
Sezkou731/
Sikheu731/
Siekau731/
Ssekku731/
Sehkou731/
Sekuić731/
Sekhuy731/
Sejkou731/
Sxekou731/
Shokuh731/
Sequku731/
Segkuu731/
Seekui731/
Sekgau731/
Seakui731/
Saekau731/
Shihku731/
Chheku731/
Saku676,242/
Siku673,966/
Shokouh673,787/
Soku672,478/
Secu671,656/
Çeku67617/
Ceku67512/
Shikkau67375/
Syku67249/
Sekkouh67169/
Sahakhu67139/
Schakau67113/
Siekaup67109/
Shokhui6793/
Sekhahu6793/
Shaikhu6781/
Chekhut6760/
Sheekoe6753/
Shekhoo6747/
Shahkou6743/
Sekhujh6735/
Sekhuis6720/
Shakkau6714/
Shikahu678/
Sahakau676/
Shikhou675/
Chekouh675/
Sekkout674/
Shyshku674/
Chekutt673/
Sekoutt672/
Shikaus672/
Sekuhch672/
Chekuch672/
Chekoud672/
Sahakou672/
Cheskus671/
Shikhuu671/
Sekuuch671/
Shakhau671/
Chekout671/
Shaaiku671/
Shakhou671/
Shekhoe671/
Shikuha671/
Shykaut671/
Siekeup671/
Schikuz671/
Seacheu671/
Cheakou671/
Chekkut671/
Chekoup671/
Cheqkou671/
Shokkou671/
Shuikou671/
Seikkou671/
Shikhuy671/
Seekaud671/
Seekhuy671/
Seakouy671/
Saicheu671/
Szeckau670/

Sheku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheku in the Tibetan language
ཤེལ་སྐུ།shelku-
Sheku in the Hindi language
शेकूseku76.47
शेकुseku14.71
शेखूsekhu2.94
शेखुsekhu2.94
शेबुsebu2.94
Sheku in the Marathi language
शेकुseku56.36
शेकूseku42.09
शेखूsekhu0.07
शेख़ुsekhu0.07
शकुsaku0.04
जशेकुjaseku0.04

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sheku
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