Sheiikh Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Sheiikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
Sheiikh (12) may also be a first name.
Sheiikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheiikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheiikh (Marathi: शेख) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheiikh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sheiikh are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India it is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 80 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 20 percent reside. Aside from India this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheiikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheiikh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | - |
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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 Sheiikh
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