Abu Sheik Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Abu Sheik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 251 | 1:3,056,037 | 91,050 |
| Israel | 44 | 1:194,492 | 19,021 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
Abu Sheik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Sheik Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Sheik is found most frequently in India. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Abu Sheik click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Sheik? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abu Sheik is the 899,940th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Sheik reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 3,056,037. In India Abu Sheik is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 100 percent are found. Aside from India this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 15 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Sheikh | 95 | 8,048 | / |
| Abu Seikh | 89 | 7 | / |
| Abu Shekh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Abu Shaikh | 84 | 22 | / |
| Abou Shikh | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Sheikh | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shak | 82 | 65 | / |
| Abu Chek | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saik | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shouk | 78 | 126 | / |
| Abu Sahak | 78 | 12 | / |
| Abu Saikh | 78 | 3 | / |
| Abu Shakh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Chick | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sayek | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abou Shouk | 74 | 122 | / |
| Abu Shaykh | 74 | 17 | / |
| Abu Shahak | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sekh | 71 | 969 | / |
| Abu Sakh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abu Shouq | 67 | 336 | / |
| Abu Sujak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Shouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sahaq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abou Sedq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saiekh | 63 | 64 | / |
| Abou-Shouk | 63 | 3 | / |
| Abu Zak | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Sikkeh | 60 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Sag | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Abu Sheik
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