Sheikhanzai Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sheikhanzai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheikhanzai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sheikhanzai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sheikhanzai is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhanzai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sheikhanzai is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Sheikhanzai reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Sheikhanzai is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Golestan Province, where 50 percent are found and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 40 percent are found and Pakistan, where 20 percent are found.

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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 Sheikhanzai
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