Shekupe Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shekupe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shekupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia821:29,3834,509
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekupe9211/
Sekoupe8627/
Shekupa8615/
Sekhupe866/
Sekuper861/
Shikupe861/
Sekup839/
Siekeupe801/
Sokupe77183/
Sekupi7764/
Sekupa7759/
Sakupe7714/
Seekup7710/
Sekhup772/
Shekub771/
Sikupe771/
Shikupa71281/
Sekhuph71115/
Siekaup71109/
Sokhupe7156/
Sekgupi7112/
Sekhupi7110/
Sokuphe714/
Sakhupe713/
Sekuupi711/
Shykupa711/
Sekhupa711/
Sakuphe711/
Chekoup711/
Siekeup711/
Sikhupe711/
Shokupi711/
Sikup6711/
Sekhauph679/
Sekub675/

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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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  • 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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