Shekur Surname
Approximately 3,730 people bear this surname
Shekur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,703 | 1:26,342 | 3,258 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shekur (8,749) may also be a first name.
Shekur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekur (Bengali: সেকুর, Hindi: शेकूर, Marathi: शेकुर, Russian: Шекур) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekur? popularity and diffusion
It is the 122,552nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,953,766 people. The last name Shekur occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shekur live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Shekur is also the 66,986th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,749 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,703 people, or 1 in 26,342. Other than Ethiopia Shekur occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekur in the Bengali language | ||
| সেকুর | sekura | - |
| Shekur in the Hindi language | ||
| शेकूर | sekura | - |
| Shekur in the Marathi language | ||
| शेकुर | sekura | 69.09 |
| शेकूर | sekura | 23.64 |
| िशकूर | isakura | 1.82 |
| अशेकुर | asekura | 1.82 |
| शेशेकूर | sesekura | 1.82 |
| Shekur in the Russian language | ||
| Шекур | sekur | - |
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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 Shekur
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