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
The surname Sheikhs is most common in Egypt. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sheikhs click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 844,382nd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sheikhs live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Arabic North Africa.
The last name Sheikhs is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Other than Egypt this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 5 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.
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
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