Shaeikh Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Shaeikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 57 | 1:3,134,103 | 24,953 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shaeikh (59) may also be a first name.
Shaeikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaeikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaeikh (Marathi: शेख) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaeikh? popularity and diffusion
Shaeikh is the 1,931,261st most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. Shaeikh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shaeikh reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 59 people.
The last name Shaeikh is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,134,103. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 49 percent are found, Punjab, where 47 percent are found and Balochistan, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Qatar, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaeikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaeikh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | 85.71 |
| शेईख | se'ikha | 14.29 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shaeikh
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