Sheikhow Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Sheikhow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sheikhow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikhow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheikhow is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhow? popularity and diffusion
Sheikhow is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Sheikhow occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Sheikhow reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Garissa County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Sheikhow occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 40 percent reside and Romania, where 10 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sheikhow
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