Sheikh Ahmed Surname
Approximately 1,453 people bear this surname
Sheikh Ahmed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 666 | 1:12,849 | 1,962 |
| Palestine | 331 | 1:13,743 | 2,496 |
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sheikh Ahmed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikh Ahmed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheikh Ahmed is more frequently found in Israel than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikh Ahmed? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sheikh Ahmed is the 268,560th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,015,517 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Sheikh Ahmed reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 46 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
The surname Sheikh Ahmed is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 666 people, or 1 in 12,849. In Israel it is most numerous in: Northern District, where 96 percent live, Jerusalem District, where 2 percent live and Central District, where 1 percent live. Beside Israel it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 23 percent live and Somalia, where 17 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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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