Seekh Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Seekh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Seekh (39) may also be a first name.
Seekh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seekh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seekh (Oriya: େଶଏଖ୍) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Seekh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Seekh reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Seekh is also the 1,637,361st most common given name at a global level It is held by 39 people.
Seekh is most common in India, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 34,866,608. In India it is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 59 percent live, Arunachal Pradesh, where 14 percent live and Gujarat, where 14 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 21 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seekh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seekh in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶଏଖ୍ | esa'ekh | - |
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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 Seekh
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