Sheikhan Surname
Approximately 3,240 people bear this surname
Sheikhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,796 | 1:42,752 | 4,928 |
| Iraq | 655 | 1:53,468 | 2,061 |
| Yemen | 331 | 1:79,835 | 5,319 |
| Tanzania | 209 | 1:253,309 | 20,479 |
| United States | 67 | 1:5,409,835 | 270,257 |
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Jordan | 26 | 1:340,094 | 11,519 |
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Sheikhan (420) may also be a first name.
Sheikhan Demographics
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Sheikhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheikhan is found most in Iran. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 138,137th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,249,243 people. The last name Sheikhan is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Sheikhan live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sheikhan is also the 419,319th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 420 people.
The surname Sheikhan is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 1,796 people, or 1 in 42,752. In Iran Sheikhan is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 32 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 30 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 11 percent are found. Beside Iran Sheikhan exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 20 percent are found and Yemen, where 10 percent are found.
Sheikhan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sheikhan last name is predominantly Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sheikhan last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.
Sheikhan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 78.45% more than the national average, earning $77,000 USD per year.
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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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- 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
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