Shekul Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Shekul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shekul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Shekul (193) may also be a first name.

Shekul Last Name Facts

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

Shekul (Hindi: शेकुल, Marathi: शेजुळ) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shekul? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shekul is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Shekul occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Shekul live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shekul is also the 653,740th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 193 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Barring Ethiopia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 44 percent are found and Ghana, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekule923/
Shekhul921/
Sekul91480/
Schekull862/
Sheikhul861/
Shakul83785/
Sekule83301/
Sekhul83214/
Sahkul8332/
Shokul8324/
Saekul834/
Shekol833/
Shikul832/
Seekul832/
Sehkul831/
Seakul831/
Sekeul831/
Seikul831/
Shekulova804/
Shaikul7730/
Saekhul7710/
Shikule7710/
Chekule7710/
Sekhule7710/
Sahakul777/
Chetkul775/
Sekaule773/
Sithkul771/
Shakaul771/
Shakhul771/
Shaykul771/
Shuikul771/
Sekeule771/
Checkul771/
Sekkoul771/
Secheul771/
Seedkul771/
Sakul731,998/
Sokul73347/
Sekol73300/
Sikul73136/
Secul7365/
Cekul7333/
Sekuł736/
Shikhule71795/
Sekulova71404/
Sekulová71170/
Shaikhul712/
Chekeule711/
Ssekuule711/
Chekhoul711/
Shekolowa67338/
Sikule67215/
Saikul67135/
Cekule6783/
Sekoll6753/
Sikuil6718/
Sakkul6715/
Shikulova6710/
Shykulova679/
Sickul677/
Sokuil674/
Seekol674/
Secaul674/
Sikkul674/
Sakuil672/
Sakaul672/
Saykul672/
Sikaul672/
Sokull672/
Szekulová672/
Soikul672/
Seakol672/
Sekullova671/
Cekgul671/
Sajkul671/
Sakull671/
Sokhul671/
Sokkul671/
Sekhol671/
Sekool671/
Soykul671/
Sackul671/
Shikol671/

Shekul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shekul in the Hindi language
शेकुलsekula59.09
शेकूलsekula40.91
Shekul in the Marathi language
शेजुळsejula50
शेकुलsekula50

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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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  • 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 Shekul
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