Sheikkh Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Sheikkh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sheikkh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikkh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheikkh (Marathi: शेख, Russian: Шеикх) is found most frequently in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sheikkh.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikkh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sheikkh is the 4,206,983rd most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Sheikkh is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Sheikkh are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Sheikkh is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is most prevalent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 69 percent are found, West Bengal, where 23 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 8 percent are found. Aside from India Sheikkh is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent are found and Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheikkh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheikkh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | - |
| Sheikkh in the Russian language | ||
| Шеикх | seikh | - |
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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 Sheikkh
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