Sheikhai Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Sheikhai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 53 | 1:1,448,727 | 58,350 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Sheikhai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikhai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheikhai occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sheikhai.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,530,696th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Sheikhai are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Sheikhai is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 1,448,727. In Iran Sheikhai is most prevalent in: Kermanshah Province, where 53 percent live, Tehran Province, where 23 percent live and Bushehr Province, where 15 percent live. Apart from Iran this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, 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 Sheikhai
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