Shaiekh Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Shaiekh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 53 | 1:3,370,639 | 25,973 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Shaiekh (65) may also be a first name.
Shaiekh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaiekh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaiekh (Marathi: शेख) is found most in Pakistan. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaiekh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,666,404th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Shaiekh reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shaiekh is also the 1,212,820th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 65 people.
The surname Shaiekh is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 3,370,639. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 66 percent reside and Punjab, where 34 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 39 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaiekh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaiekh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | - |
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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 Shaiekh
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