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) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seikh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,944th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 102,029 people. Seikh occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 107,431st most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 4,175 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 68,554 people, or 1 in 11,189. In India Seikh is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 89 percent live, Assam, where 10 percent live and Delhi, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 3 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live.
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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