Sheikh Hussein Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Sheikh Hussein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheikh Hussein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia4901:27,4531,466
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sheikh Hussein Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sheikh Hussein Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sheikh Hussein is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheikh Hussein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 614,324th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sheikh Hussein are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.

It is most widely held in Somalia, where it is borne by 490 people, or 1 in 27,453. Besides Somalia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheik Hussein9615/
Shikh Hussein963/
Sheikh Hussen961/
Sheikhhussein961/
Cheikh Hussein9311/
Sheikh-Hussein933/
Shaikh Hussein933/
Sheikhhoussein931/
Shiekh Hussein931/
Sheick Hussein931/
Sheekh Hussein931/
Sheikh Husen922/
Sheikhussein922/
Sheikh-Houssein901/
Shaik Hussein8935/
Shekh Hussain898/
Sheikh Husain897/
Sheik Hussain897/
Sheik-Hussein892/
Sheikh-Husein891/
Shaikh Husein891/
Sheikhhossein891/
Shek Houssein891/
Sheekh Hussen891/
Cheikh Husein891/
Cheikhhussein891/
Shekh Husen8814/
Sheikhusein886/
Shekhussein881/
Shaikh Hussain8680/
Cheikh-Hussein8610/
Sheikhhosseini867/
Sheikh-Hussain861/
Sheekh Hussien861/
Sheekh-Hussein861/
Sheik Hassen8510/
Shekh Husain856/
Shaik Husein855/
Shaikh Husen852/
Shikh Husain851/
Sheikhossein851/
Shekhussen834/
Shek Husen832/
Sheikhhosseinny831/
Sheikh Hassan81488/
Sheikh Yassin8167/
Shaik Hussain8118/
Shaikh Husain817/
Sheikhhoseini813/
Shaikh Hussan812/
Shekhhosseini811/
Shouk Hussein811/
Sheikhossen802/
Shaik Husen801/
Shaikh Usen801/
Sheikhassen801/
Sheikhh Hassan791/
Shekhusen784/
Shekussen781/
Sheikhsin781/
Sheik Hoosen7779/
Sheik Hassan7728/
Sheikh Hasan7712/
Sheikhyassin774/
Sheikh Yasin774/
Sheikhhassan774/
Shaik Hassen773/
Shaikhussain772/
Shaikh Husna771/
Shekh Hassan771/
Sheik-Hossen771/
Sheikh Ehsan771/
Sheikhi Seno771/
Sheikhossain771/
Sheekhusen751/
Sheik Hoosain7423/
Sheikhhassani749/
Sheikh-Yassin749/
Shiekh Hassan749/
Shaikhosseini747/
Sheikh-Hassan743/
Shaiq Hussain741/
Sheick Hassan741/
Sheekh Hassan741/
Shokhhosseini741/
Shekh Hasan728/
Sheikhassan723/
Sheikhhasan723/
Sheikhyasin722/
Shekh Yasin722/
Shek Hassan721/
Sheik Yasin721/
Sheikh Sani721/
Shaik Hoosen6967/
Shaikh Hasan6935/
Shaq Hussain6913/
Sheikhhasani699/
Sheik-Hoosen698/
Sheikh-Hasan694/
Shaik Hassan694/
Sheik-Hassan692/
Sheikh-Yasin692/
Shaikh Ahsan691/
Shiek Hassan691/
Sheek Hassan691/
Shikh-Hassan691/
Shiokhi Hassana691/
Chikh Hassan691/
Schaikhossen691/
Sheykhi Hassani691/
Shaikh Yaseen6713/
Sheik Sani6712/
Sheik-Hoosain673/
Shekhhasan672/
Sheikh-Hasani672/
Shekhasina671/
Shiekh-Hassan671/
Cheikh-Hassan671/

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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 Sheikh Hussein
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