Shaaikh Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Shaaikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shaaikh (11) may also be a first name.
Shaaikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaaikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaaikh (Marathi: शैख़, Oriya: େସଖ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaaikh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,909,720th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shaaikh live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shaaikh is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 11 people.
The surname Shaaikh is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 25,568,846. In India Shaaikh is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent are found and West Bengal, where 20 percent are found. Other than India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent are found and Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaaikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaaikh in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଖ | esakha | - |
| Shaaikh in the Marathi language | ||
| शैख़ | saikha | - |
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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 Shaaikh
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