Sheikhlar Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Sheikhlar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheikhlar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Sheikhlar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheikhlar is most common in Iran. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhlar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sheikhlar is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Sheikhlar reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Sheikhlar is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 5,484,466. In Iran Sheikhlar is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 86 percent are found, Alborz Province, where 7 percent are found and Ilam Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 6 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 Sheikhlar
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