Shaikhnag Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shaikhnag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaikhnag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
India491:15,654,396253,566
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England21:27,859,030389,889
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shaikhnag Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shaikhnag Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shaikhnag (Marathi: शेखनाग) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaikhnag? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shaikhnag is the 1,305,105th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Shaikhnag reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 492,525. In South Africa Shaikhnag is most numerous in: North West, where 72 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Western Cape, where 4 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent reside.

Shaikhnag Last Name Statistics demography

Shaikhnag earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning R 241,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaiknag943/
Sheikhnag895/
Shaikhnak891/
Shekhnag828/
Sheknag751/
Saknak67120/
Shachnok597/
Sajnóg53834/
Siknok53277/
Cheyaknoug531/
Szajnóg5076/
Chaknok5012/
Szajnog5010/
Chiknok505/
Sacnake501/

Shaikhnag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shaikhnag in the Marathi language
शेखनागsekhanaga87.88
शैखनागsaikhanaga12.12

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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 Shaikhnag
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