Sheikhs Surname
Approximately 325 people bear this surname
Sheikhs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Sheikhs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikhs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheikhs occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 844,382nd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sheikhs are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
The last name is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Aside from Egypt it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 5 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheiks | 92 | 20 | / |
| Shekhs | 92 | 9 | / |
| Shaikhs | 86 | 6 | / |
| Shekhsh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sheiksh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sheikes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sheks | 83 | 41 | / |
| Shiks | 83 | 36 | / |
| Seiks | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sheeks | 77 | 1,204 | / |
| Schiks | 77 | 518 | / |
| Sheaks | 77 | 354 | / |
| Shakhs | 77 | 312 | / |
| Shikse | 77 | 118 | / |
| Shaiks | 77 | 72 | / |
| Shicks | 77 | 72 | / |
| Scheks | 77 | 38 | / |
| Sheksh | 77 | 19 | / |
| Seicks | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shaeks | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shieks | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shekhz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chekhs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shekse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shecks | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seiksh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sheikx | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scheiches | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seks | 73 | 326 | / |
| Siks | 73 | 127 | / |
| Schicks | 71 | 239 | / |
| Schaeks | 71 | 115 | / |
| Chekhsh | 71 | 18 | / |
| Schechs | 71 | 15 | / |
| Shaikes | 71 | 10 | / |
| Shieksh | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shaikch | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shaiksh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Schecks | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shiks's | 71 | 2 | / |
| Scheeks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheecks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Showeks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheekes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikes | 67 | 13,690 | / |
| Sekse | 67 | 352 | / |
| Shaks | 67 | 191 | / |
| Sicks | 67 | 142 | / |
| Sieks | 67 | 106 | / |
| Seaks | 67 | 94 | / |
| Saeks | 67 | 92 | / |
| Saiks | 67 | 32 | / |
| Secks | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sheix | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sesks | 67 | 10 | / |
| Soiks | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sechs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siaks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sakhs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sikse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shikz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seeks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siksp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheksova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sedks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seikz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seixs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiqs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sejks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seigs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shigs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Suiks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sheikhs
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis