Adan Sheikh Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Adan Sheikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Adan Sheikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adan Sheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adan Sheikh is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adan Sheikh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Adan Sheikh reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.
The last name Adan Sheikh is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Aside from Somalia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eidan Sheikh | 87 | 1 | / |
| Uddin Sheikh | 78 | 99 | / |
| Uddin Shaikh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Iddunshek | 60 | 3 | / |
| Audnushko | 60 | 1 | / |
| Atanshagai | 57 | 1 | / |
| Odnyshko | 53 | 10 | / |
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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 Adan Sheikh
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