Sheickh Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sheickh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Sheickh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheickh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheickh has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheickh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sheickh is the 8,968,613th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sheickh live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 25 percent live in Cushitic Africa.
The surname Sheickh is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Sheickh is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 25 percent are found and Scotland, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Sheickh
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