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
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Shaykh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaykh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaykh (Arabic: شيخنا, Russian: Шайх) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaykh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 288,583rd most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,483,481 people. The surname Shaykh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shaykh are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 67,585th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 8,634 people.
The surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 365,325. In Pakistan Shaykh is mostly found in: Punjab, where 98 percent reside, Sindh, where 1 percent reside and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 27 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 24 percent reside.
Shaykh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shaykh surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the 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
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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 Shaykh
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