Sheikhu Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Sheikhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 39 | 1:4,580,612 | 30,982 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Sheikhu (58) may also be a first name.
Sheikhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheikhu is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,776,799th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Sheikhu reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sheikhu is also the 1,295,729th most numerous forename on earth It is held by 58 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 4,580,612. In Pakistan Sheikhu is most common in: Punjab, where 92 percent are found, Sindh, where 5 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 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
- 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 Sheikhu
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