Sekh Surname

221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,371,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,367,4911:32428
Bangladesh2,4331:65,4983,262
Ukraine1,1921:38,1905,514
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Cambodia1461:106,0762,441
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
Russia1081:1,334,47394,603
Belarus731:130,15118,657
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Sekh (156,648) may also be a first name.

Sekh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sekh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sekh (Bengali: শেখ, Georgian: სეხ, Hindi: सेख, Marathi: शेख, Oriya: େଶଖ, Russian: Сех) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 221st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,072 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sekh are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sekh is also the 6,705th most common first name globally, held by 156,648 people.

Sekh is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 2,367,491 people, or 1 in 324. In India it is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 99 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 1 percent reside and Assam, where 0 percent reside. Barring India it is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 0 percent reside and Ukraine, where 0 percent reside.

Sekh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus and Christian (45%) in Ukraine.

The amount Sekh earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 41.31% more than the national average, earning $32,080,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekh89241,119/
Seikh8971,426/
Seakh89601/
Sekhe89284/
Siekh8977/
Seekh8942/
Sehkh8934/
Sekkh8932/
Ssekh8917/
Sekhh8911/
Sedkh8911/
Seukh899/
Hsekh896/
Seskh894/
Sekgh893/
Sjekh892/
Sgekh892/
Sejkh891/
Seykh891/
Sek8663,154/
Sheikh801,360,481/
Shiekh8028,495/
Sheakh806,270/
Sheekh804,854/
Shekhe801,363/
Sheykh80734/
Seakhe8031/
Shekkh8019/
Sheukh8015/
Hseikh8012/
Sshekh809/
Shekhh809/
Seakeh808/
Sseikh807/
Shsekh807/
Shhekh807/
Sjhekh805/
Shejkh805/
Shjekh804/
Shekgh804/
Seikkh804/
Schekh803/
She'kh803/
Shehkh803/
Sjeikh803/
Sheckh803/
Seikhe803/
Shekhd802/
Shekhz802/
Sjiekh801/
Siekhe801/
Shekhp801/
Seiksh801/
Shedkh801/
Szhekh801/
Seekhe801/
Shek75450,653/
Seck75277,209/
Seke7521,047/
Seuk755,542/
Siek754,844/
Sikh751,384/
Seek751,362/
Sech751,355/
Seak751,121/
Seik75783/
Sejk75217/
Sekk75123/
Segh75120/
Sehk75116/
Seyk7585/
Szek7568/
Scek7544/
Zekh759/
Hsek754/
Jekh752/
Xekh752/
Sehg752/
Sezk752/
Sexh752/
Seqh752/
Sekg751/
Cekh751/
Sekc751/
Sgek751/
Sekq751/
Sehq751/
Sekx751/
Sekp751/
Sjek751/
Jsek751/
Sekhova7356/
Shekhhh7352/
Sheikhe7322/
Sheykkh7322/
Sheikkh7322/
Shshekh7314/
Scheikh7311/
Sheikhh7311/
Sheikhd7311/
Sheihkh735/
Ssheikh735/
Shheikh734/
Sheickh734/
Shchekh733/
Sheikgh732/
Sheshkh732/
Saheikh732/
Saheekh731/
Shiekhh731/
Shekhsh731/
Sehiekh731/
Sheakhe731/
Sheekeh731/
Shiehkh731/
Shiejkh731/
Shiekkh731/
Shseikh731/
Sieksch731/
Sekhowa731/
Sheikht731/
Sheik67621,889/
Saikh6733,901/
Sheak6723,552/
Seike6712,668/
Shikh679,681/
Shiek677,019/
Shekhova673,119/
Sheek672,880/
Sieck672,364/
Sheke672,352/
Sheck672,126/
Seeck671,034/
Gekht67918/
Seach67817/
Siech67625/
Seche67481/
Seick67446/
Schek67422/
Sieke67406/
Shykh67392/
Seech67317/
Seake67312/
Shekk67293/
Seigh67269/
Seich67241/
Szech67193/
Secke67179/
Siejk67161/
Shegh67151/
Setch67135/
Seeke67120/
Shhek67110/
Seaks6794/
Szejk6778/
Seack6760/
Scech6754/
Szegh6739/
Sheyk6738/
Seckt6737/
Sikkh6737/
Seuch6732/
Shehk6728/
Sikhe6721/
Seđek6720/
Sekke6719/
Shech6719/
Seuck6719/
Seihk6718/
Seyke6718/
Siegh6714/
Sykeh6712/
Siegk6711/
Sesks6710/
Seeqh679/
Sechh677/
Ceikh677/
Sheuk677/
Seagh677/
Szeck676/
Scikh676/
Siksh676/
Jekhe675/
Seegh675/
Szeik675/
Sshek674/
Shsek674/
Sjech674/
Seikk674/
Sechs674/
Sheikheh674/
Ssikh674/
Syokh674/
Jshek673/
Secht673/
Hseuk673/
Zhekh673/
Shahiekh673/
Sesck672/
Szeke672/
Hsiek672/
Shejk672/
Seiks672/
Hssek672/
Soikh672/
Sikgh671/
Jeakh671/
Jseek671/
Gekhe671/
Zeckh671/
Zeikh671/
Sciek671/
Sjikh671/
Shzek671/
Sihkh671/
Shjek671/
Sheheekh671/
Shekq671/
Seitk671/
Seaqk671/
Secck671/
Seckk671/
Sedks671/
Setck671/
Sehhe671/
Sehhs671/
Seikz671/
Seygh671/
Shedk671/
Sxikh671/
Szcek671/
Sseck671/
Siesk671/
Shehg671/
Sesgh671/
Zekhe671/
Zseak671/
Sheykheh671/
Siekk671/
Sseke671/
Sceak671/
Saykh671/
Secık671/
Seekq671/
Sejks671/
Szekk671/
Sykhe671/
Secsh671/
Sjiek671/
Zekgh671/
Saheikgh671/
Seskc671/
Siedk671/
Siekhova671/
Sheeeekh671/
Seisk670/
Sceck670/
Siezk670/
Seigk670/

Sekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sekh in the Georgian language
სეხsekh-
Sekh in the Hindi language
सेखsekha85.03
शेखsekha14.44
श्ोखsokha0.09
सेख़sekha0.09
शेख्ाsekha0.09
शॆख्sekh0.09
Sekh in the Bengali language
শেখsekha71.43
সেখsekha28.57
Sekh in the Oriya language
େଶଖesakha62.87
େଶଖ୍esakh17.65
େସଖ୍esakh12.07
େସଖesakha6.14
ଏସେକeseka0.01
ସେକାseka0.01
େସ୍କeska0
ଇସାଖ୍isakh0
ଇଶାଖ୍isakh0
Sekh in the Marathi language
शेखsekha40.96
ेखekha33.31
सेखsekha24.18
शेकseka0.35
सेकseka0.15
शॆखsekha0.12
Sekh in the Russian language
Сехseh-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sekh
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