Shaykh Surname
Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname
Shaykh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 489 | 1:365,325 | 7,121 |
| Iran | 362 | 1:212,106 | 16,819 |
| Afghanistan | 316 | 1:101,751 | 2,614 |
| Kazakhstan | 67 | 1:263,918 | 22,888 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Shaykh (8,634) may also be a first name.
Shaykh Demographics
Average Shaykh Salary in
United States
$48,518 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shaykh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaykh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaykh (Arabic: شيخنا, Russian: Шайх) occurs most in Pakistan. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaykh? popularity and diffusion
Shaykh is the 288,583rd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,483,481 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shaykh reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 67,585th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 8,634 people.
The last name Shaykh is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 489 people, or 1 in 365,325. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 98 percent live, Sindh, where 1 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Besides Pakistan this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 27 percent live and Afghanistan, where 24 percent live.
Shaykh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shaykh surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
Shaykh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $48,518 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaykh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaykh in the Russian language | ||
| Шайх | sajh | - |
| Shaykh in the Arabic language | ||
| شيخنا | shykhna | - |
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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 Shaykh
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