Sheqa Surname
Approximately 343 people bear this surname
Sheqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 294 | 1:45,755 | 2,122 |
| Kosovo | 43 | 1:43,299 | 3,650 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Sheqa (11) may also be a first name.
Sheqa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheqa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheqa has its highest incidence in Somalia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheqa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 812,930th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Sheqa are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 11 people.
The surname Sheqa is most numerous in Somalia, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Apart from Somalia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 13 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Sheqa
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