172.04 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Sheik Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sheik (Hindi: शेइक, Marathi: शेईख, Oriya: େସକ୍, Russian: Шеик) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheik? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Sheik is the 849^th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,718 people. The surname Sheik occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sheik are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sheik is also the 8,724^th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 118,177 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 570,076 people, or 1 in 1,346. In India it is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 90 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live and Telangana, where 2 percent live. Other than India this last name occurs in 93 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 3 percent live and Bangladesh, where 2 percent live.

Sheik Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sheik has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sheik last name expanded 734 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 11,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheik Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sheik last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Sheik last name are 11.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Sheik earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 89.58% less than the national average, earning €3,128 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.77% more than the national average, earning R 282,252 per year; in Colombia they earn 26% more than the national average, earning $28,605,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $46,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $54,886 CAD per year.