Ahmed Sheikh Surname
Approximately 491 people bear this surname
Ahmed Sheikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 294 | 1:45,755 | 2,122 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Ahmed Sheikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahmed Sheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ahmed Sheikh occurs most in Somalia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahmed Sheikh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 624,505th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The last name Ahmed Sheikh occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ahmed Sheikh live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Cushitic Africa.
This last name is most common in Somalia, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Excluding Somalia Ahmed Sheikh is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 37 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Sheik | 96 | 2 | / |
| Ahmed Shekh | 96 | 1 | / |
| Ahmad Sheikh | 92 | 409 | / |
| Ahmed Shaikh | 92 | 58 | / |
| Ahmed-Sheikh | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ahmed Shiekh | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ahmed Shiikh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed Sheikhey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ahmedey Sheikh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ahmedshikh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ahmedshaikh | 87 | 16 | / |
| Ahmadsheikh | 87 | 11 | / |
| Ahmed Shaik | 87 | 4 | / |
| Ahmad Shekh | 87 | 1 | / |
| Ahmad Shaikh | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ahmed Shekou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ahmad-Sheikh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed Shaiku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed-Sheekh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadsheikhi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahmedsheka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ahmedshaik | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadshekh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Imad Sheikh | 78 | 4 | / |
| Ahmed Eshak | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadshek | 76 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed Shawky | 75 | 550 | / |
| Ahmed Shouki | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ahmad Shieko | 75 | 4 | / |
| Amadashekh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ahmad Shaki | 70 | 2 | / |
| Ahmedshawky | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ahmad Shoqi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed Ashaq | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ahmad Shaiq | 70 | 1 | / |
| Amidshek | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ahmdshkee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahmad Shayeq | 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
- 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 Ahmed Sheikh
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