Heikh Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Heikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Heikh (35) may also be a first name.
Heikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Heikh (Marathi: शेख) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Heikh.
How Common Is The Last Name Heikh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Heikh is the 2,106,139th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Heikh are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Heikh is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 35 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,706,278. In Iran Heikh is most prevalent in: Khuzestan Province, where 58 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 41 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Heikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Heikh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | - |
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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 Heikh
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