Sheikhani Surname
Approximately 2,281 people bear this surname
Sheikhani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2,127 | 1:36,099 | 4,270 |
| Pakistan | 78 | 1:2,290,306 | 20,782 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Sheikhani (20) may also be a first name.
Sheikhani Demographics
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Sheikhani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikhani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheikhani (Marathi: शेखानी) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhani? popularity and diffusion
Sheikhani is the 185,769th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,194,891 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sheikhani reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sheikhani is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 20 people.
The last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 2,127 people, or 1 in 36,099. In Iran it is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 33 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 14 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent are found. Besides Iran it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Sheikhani Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sheikhani are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Sheikhani earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.82% more than the national average, earning $68,962 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheikhani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheikhani in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखानी | sekhani | 50 |
| शेखांनी | sekhanni | 50 |
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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
- 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 Sheikhani
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