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
The last name Shaeikh (Marathi: शेख) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaeikh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shaeikh are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shaeikh is also the 1,282,666th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 59 people.
It is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 3,134,103. In Pakistan it is most common in: Sindh, where 49 percent live, Punjab, where 47 percent live and Balochistan, where 2 percent live. Apart from Pakistan this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent live and Qatar, where 10 percent live.
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
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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 Shaeikh
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