Sheikher Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Sheikher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Sheikher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheikher is found in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikher? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sheikher is the 2,460,878th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sheikher are found; 52 percent are found in West Asia and 52 percent are found in Levant.
The surname Sheikher is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,129,731. Excluding Iraq Sheikher is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside and Iran, where 21 percent reside.
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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
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