Abdi Sheikh Surname
Approximately 892 people bear this surname
Abdi Sheikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 882 | 1:15,252 | 975 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Abdi Sheikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abdi Sheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abdi Sheikh is most common in Somalia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdi Sheikh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 395,536th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,169,895 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abdi Sheikh reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.
It is most widely held in Somalia, where it is borne by 882 people, or 1 in 15,252. Beside Somalia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdisheikh | 95 | 13 | / |
| Abdi Shekh | 95 | 1 | / |
| Abdi Sheik | 95 | 1 | / |
| Abdo Sheikh | 91 | 122 | / |
| Abid Sheikh | 91 | 4 | / |
| Abdi Shaikh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abdi Sheick | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abdi Shek | 90 | 2 | / |
| Abdishekh | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abdusheikh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Abdisheick | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abdi Sheek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abid Shaikh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abd Shaik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abdishiek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obaid Sheikh | 78 | 2 | / |
| Abd Washikhi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abeda Shaikh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abbad Shaikh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abadashekh | 76 | 8 | / |
| Aabidshekh | 76 | 5 | / |
| Aabdsheekh | 76 | 5 | / |
| Abidashekh | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abd Shuk | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abeedsheekh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abd Shuki | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abdo Shok | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abdashk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abd Shukoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abd Shaghq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abdashakhi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Abdi Sheikh
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