Hassan Sheikh Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Hassan Sheikh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hassan Sheikh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
Palestine211:216,6129,550
Lesotho51:406,51217,363

Hassan Sheikh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hassan Sheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hassan Sheikh is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hassan Sheikh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 572,911th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Hassan Sheikh are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 54,906. Besides Somalia Hassan Sheikh occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 44 percent are found and Pakistan, where 6 percent are found.

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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 Hassan Sheikh
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