Sheik Ahmed Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sheik Ahmed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheik Ahmed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sheik Ahmed Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sheik Ahmed Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sheik Ahmed occurs most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheik Ahmed? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,391,595th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname Sheik Ahmed occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sheik Ahmed are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 361,185. In South Africa Sheik Ahmed is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 78 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Sheik Ahmed Last Name Statistics demography

Sheik Ahmed earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.75% more than the national average, earning R 289,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheikh Ahmed961,453/
Sheick Ahmed965/
Sheike Ahmed961/
Sheikahmed959/
Shek Ahmed954/
Sheik Amed951/
Shaik Ahmed9157/
Sheikhahmed9111/
Sheik-Ahmed918/
Shekh Ahmed912/
Cheik Ahmed912/
Shiek Ahmed912/
Shikh Ahmed911/
Sheik Ahmod911/
Sheik Hamed911/
Shekahmed902/
Cheikh Ahmed87109/
Shaikh Ahmed8785/
Sheik Hameed8761/
Sheikh Ahmad8740/
Sheikh-Ahmed879/
Shiekh Ahmed875/
Shekha Ahmed871/
Sheckh Ahmed871/
Sheekh Ahmed871/
Shiikh Ahmed871/
Sheik Hamied871/
Sheik Amod8680/
Sheikahmet863/
Sheekahmed863/
Shaikahmed862/
Shekhahmed861/
Sheik-Amed861/
Sheikhamed861/
Chek Ahmed861/
Sheikh Hameed837/
Cheikha Ahmed831/
Sheikh Ahmadi831/
Sheikh Hammed831/
Sheik Hamid8234/
Sheikhameed826/
Shaikhahmed826/
Shekh Ahmad825/
Cheikhahmed824/
Cheik-Ahmed823/
Chikh Ahmed823/
Shaik-Ahmed823/
Shaik Ahmod821/
Sheikhahmad821/
Shikh Ahmad821/
Sheikh Md801/
Sheikhmad801/
Sheikhmet801/
Sheiik Awow Ahmed791/
Sheikh Hamid789/
Shawky Ahmed789/
Sheikh-Ahmad788/
Sheikh Aamad784/
Sheekh-Ahmed783/
Cheikh Ahmad783/
Sheikhahmadi782/
Cheick-Ahmed782/
Chikh Yahmed781/
Shaikh Ahmad781/
Sheikh Mahdi781/
Shikh Ahmadi781/
Sheikhahmady781/
Shaik Amod7650/
Shiek Amod765/
Shaikahmad764/
Shekh Amad762/
Shaik Amid762/
Sheka Amda761/
Shekaahmad761/
Shayekhmed761/
Sheik-Amod761/
Shiekahmad761/
Shaikaamed761/
Shaikh Hameed7535/
Sheikh Hamadi753/
Sheikh Hamada752/
Shakooy Ahmed751/
Shakhmed743/
Shekh Md743/
Shikamad741/
Shaik Hamid7316/
Sheikhhamad732/
Shaikh Amad732/
Shekh Aamad731/
Shaki Ahmad731/
Sheikhamode731/
Sheek Hamud731/
Chekh Ahmad731/
Chikh Ahmad731/
Sheikhmahdi731/
Shiek Amodu731/
Sheik-Hamid731/
Sheikh Mohd731/
Shekh Hamad731/
Chaikhahmed731/
Shaikh Hameeda724/
Shaykhah Ahmed721/
Shaikh Hamid707/
Shekhamad702/
Shaikhahmadi702/
Sheykhahmadi702/
Shekamate701/
Shekh Hamada701/
Sheik-Hamode701/
Sheekh Amudi701/
Shikh Hamada701/
Chegou Ahmed701/
Shaikh Mahdi701/
Shaqahmed701/
Che Ku Ahmad701/
Shayakhmed676/
Shaikmd674/
Shoaga Ahmmed672/
Shikhamudi671/
Shekh Amit671/
Shaik Mohd671/
Sheikhemti671/
Shikh Hammada671/
She Gumede671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sheik Ahmed
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