Shaiikh Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Shaiikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 87 | 1:8,816,843 | 179,063 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Shaiikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaiikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaiikh (Marathi: शीख) is found most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shaiikh.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaiikh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,860,621st most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name Shaiikh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaiikh are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
Shaiikh is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 8,816,843. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 90 percent are found, Gujarat, where 5 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 1 percent are found. Not including India this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 6 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaiikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaiikh in the Marathi language | ||
| शीख | sikha | - |
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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 Shaiikh
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