Sheikhi Surname
Approximately 57,821 people bear this surname
Sheikhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 54,884 | 1:1,399 | 178 |
| Syria | 2,426 | 1:7,956 | 780 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Lebanon | 42 | 1:134,216 | 6,954 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Sheikhi (1,616) may also be a first name.
Sheikhi Demographics
Average Sheikhi Salary in
United States
$66,481 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sheikhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheikhi (Arabic: الشيخي, Marathi: शेिख) is most common in Iran. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sheikhi is the 9,766th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 126,036 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sheikhi are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sheikhi is also the 192,180th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 1,616 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 54,884 people, or 1 in 1,399. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 8 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Iran this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 4 percent live and Egypt, where 0 percent live.
Sheikhi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Sheikhi last name is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sheikhi surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
The amount Sheikhi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 54.07% more than the national average, earning $66,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.09% more than the national average, earning $82,517 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheikhi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheikhi in the Marathi language | ||
| शेिख | seikha | - |
| Sheikhi in the Arabic language | ||
| الشيخي | alshykhy | - |
| شيخى | shykhy | - |
| شيخي | shykhy | - |
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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 Sheikhi
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