Shekua Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shekua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shekua (42) may also be a first name.
Shekua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekua occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shekua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shekua live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 42 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 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 Shekua
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