Ali Sheikh Surname
Approximately 861 people bear this surname
Ali Sheikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 711 | 1:251,257 | 5,657 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Ali Sheikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ali Sheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ali Sheikh (Marathi: अलीशेख) is found most in Pakistan. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ali Sheikh? popularity and diffusion
Ali Sheikh is the 406,613th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,464,049 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Ali Sheikh are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
Ali Sheikh is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 711 people, or 1 in 251,257. In Pakistan it is most common in: Sindh, where 95 percent reside, Punjab, where 4 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 14 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ali Sheikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Sheikh in the Marathi language | ||
| अलीशेख | alisekha | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ali Sheikh
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