Sheikan Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sheikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sheikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheikan is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sheikan is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Sheikan live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
This last name is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 3,303,162. In Yemen Sheikan is mostly concentrated in: Amanat Al Asimah, where 50 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent live.
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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 Sheikan
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