Islam Sheikh Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Islam Sheikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Islam Sheikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Islam Sheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Islam Sheikh occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Islam Sheikh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Islam Sheikh are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Outside of Egypt it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent reside and Pakistan, where 27 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islam Shekh | 96 | 8 | / |
| Islam Shaikh | 92 | 8 | / |
| Alam Sheikh | 87 | 9 | / |
| Islam Shaik | 87 | 3 | / |
| Islam Shakh | 87 | 1 | / |
| Ilmi Sheikh | 87 | 1 | / |
| Aalam Sheikh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alam Shekh | 82 | 11 | / |
| Alamsheikh | 82 | 7 | / |
| Alam Shaikh | 78 | 7 | / |
| Alam Shek | 76 | 1 | / |
| Alamshekh | 76 | 1 | / |
| Aleem Sheikh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alame Shaikh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aalam Shaikh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Islamoshka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alamashekh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alim Shikh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Almesheikhi | 70 | 5 | / |
| Al Amshaikh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Mesheikhi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Almshikhi | 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
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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 Islam Sheikh
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