Seikh Surname
Approximately 71,426 people bear this surname
Seikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 68,554 | 1:11,189 | 927 |
| Bangladesh | 2,433 | 1:65,498 | 3,262 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Pakistan | 118 | 1:1,513,931 | 16,403 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Seikh (4,175) may also be a first name.
Seikh Demographics
Average Seikh Salary in
United States
$56,604 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seikh (Hindi: शेख, Marathi: शेख, Oriya: େଶଖ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Seikh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Seikh is the 7,944th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 102,029 people. The surname Seikh is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Seikh are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Seikh is also the 107,431st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 4,175 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 68,554 people, or 1 in 11,189. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 89 percent reside, Assam, where 10 percent reside and Delhi, where 0 percent reside. Outside of India Seikh exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.
Seikh Last Name Statistics demography
Seikh earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.18% more than the national average, earning $56,604 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seikh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | 92.45 |
| शॆख | sekha | 1.89 |
| सेख | sekha | 1.89 |
| Seikh in the Hindi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | 60 |
| सेख | sekha | 40 |
| Seikh in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶଖ | esakha | 46.15 |
| େସଖ | esakha | 16.35 |
| େସଖ୍ | esakh | 12.5 |
| େସକ | esaka | 10.58 |
| େସକ୍ | esak | 7.69 |
| େଶଖ୍ | esakh | 6.73 |
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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 Seikh
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