Sheekh Surname
Approximately 4,854 people bear this surname
Sheekh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 3,333 | 1:4,036 | 359 |
| Afghanistan | 493 | 1:65,219 | 2,045 |
| Pakistan | 199 | 1:897,708 | 12,217 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Somaliland | 168 | 1:20,834 | 879 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Sheekh (1,348) may also be a first name.
Sheekh Demographics
Average Sheekh Salary in
United States
$36,025 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sheekh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheekh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheekh (Hindi: शेेख, Marathi: शेख, Oriya: େସଖ୍) is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sheekh.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheekh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 97,738th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,501,349 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Sheekh reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Sheekh is also the 213,757th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 1,348 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 3,333 people, or 1 in 4,036. Outside of Somalia this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside and Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.
Sheekh Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sheekh earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 41.43% less than the national average, earning 202,690 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,025 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheekh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheekh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | 66.67 |
| सेख | sekha | 33.33 |
| Sheekh in the Hindi language | ||
| शेेख | seekha | 50 |
| शेख | sekha | 50 |
| Sheekh in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଖ୍ | esakh | 50 |
| େଶଖ୍ | esakh | 50 |
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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 Sheekh
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