Shenkut Surname

227,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Shenkut Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shenkut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shenkut (3,352) may also be a first name.

Shenkut Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shenkut is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shenkut? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 227,044th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,078,089 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shenkut reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 123,246th most widely held forename globally, borne by 3,352 people.

The surname Shenkut is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Excluding Ethiopia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Shenkut Last Name Statistics demography

Shenkut earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

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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 Shenkut
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