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
The surname Shekupe has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Shekupe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekupe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,007,164th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shekupe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 772,378th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 143 people.
This surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 29,383. In Namibia Shekupe is most prevalent in: Ohangwena Region, where 48 percent live, Khomas Region, where 30 percent live and Oshana Region, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis