Shekupe Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Shekupe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 82 | 1:29,383 | 4,509 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Shekupe (143) may also be a first name.
Shekupe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekupe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shekupe is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekupe? popularity and diffusion
Shekupe is the 2,007,164th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shekupe reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shekupe is also the 772,378th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 143 people.
It is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 29,383. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Ohangwena Region, where 48 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 30 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 21 percent are found. Not including Namibia Shekupe exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Angola, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekupe | 92 | 11 | / |
| Sekoupe | 86 | 27 | / |
| Shekupa | 86 | 15 | / |
| Sekhupe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sekuper | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shikupe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekup | 83 | 9 | / |
| Siekeupe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sokupe | 77 | 183 | / |
| Sekupi | 77 | 64 | / |
| Sekupa | 77 | 59 | / |
| Sakupe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Seekup | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sekhup | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shekub | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sikupe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shikupa | 71 | 281 | / |
| Sekhuph | 71 | 115 | / |
| Siekaup | 71 | 109 | / |
| Sokhupe | 71 | 56 | / |
| Sekgupi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sekhupi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sokuphe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sakhupe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sekuupi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shykupa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekhupa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakuphe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chekoup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siekeup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikhupe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shokupi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikup | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sekhauph | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sekub | 67 | 5 | / |
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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 Shekupe
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