Shekue Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Shekue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 270 | 1:196,080 | 16,774 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
Shekue (58) may also be a first name.
Shekue Demographics
Shekue Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shekue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekue Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekue occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekue? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shekue is the 928,396th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. Shekue occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shekue are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 58 people.
Shekue is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 196,080. In Tanzania Shekue is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 72 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent live and Manyara Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania Shekue exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent live.
Shekue Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Shekue
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