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
The surname Sheickh is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sheickh.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheickh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sheickh is the 8,968,613th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sheickh live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 25 percent live in Cushitic Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common 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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