Throughout the world, Sheke (Sheke 
) is quite a rare mostly male, but seldom girly forename. The first name Sheke is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Bangladesh, where it is a rare masculine name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, India, and Bangladesh. Likewise, Sheke is the last name as well as the forename.