Sheiks Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Sheiks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheiks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sheiks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sheiks Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sheiks is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheiks? popularity and diffusion

Sheiks is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Sheiks occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Sheiks live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 38 percent are found, West Bengal, where 38 percent are found and Meghalaya, where 13 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Sheiks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sheiks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sheiks last name increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheiks Last Name Statistics demography

Sheiks earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.38% more than the national average, earning $63,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheikhs92325/
Sheikes921/
Sheiksh921/
Sheks9141/
Shiks9136/
Seiks912/
Sheeks831,204/
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Sheaks83354/
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Scheks8338/
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Schicks77239/
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Shieksh777/
Shaikhs776/
Shaiksh773/
Schecks772/
Shiks's772/
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Sheecks771/
Sheekes771/
Scheeks771/
Sikes7313,690/
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Soiks736/
Siksh736/
Sikse733/
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Shikz732/
Seeks731/
Siksp731/
Sedks731/
Seikz731/
Seixs731/
Shiqs731/
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Seigs730/
Shigs730/
Suiks730/
Sheksova711/
Sikkes67850/
Shakhs67312/
Shykes67146/
Shacks67132/
Shiggs67108/
Sziksz67108/
Schaks6762/
Siksjø6743/
Chikse6735/
Saikes6724/
Shaksh6717/
Cheaks6710/
Soikes6710/
Shigsh674/
Xhicks673/
Shaikx673/
Seecks673/
Scecks673/
Shekhz672/
Siecks672/
Chiksh672/
Suiaks672/
Sheggs671/
Schigs671/
Shekshova671/
Seakes671/
Seiggs671/
Shauks671/
Shakse671/
Sheecs671/
Shaegs671/
Shegst671/
Seckse671/
Chekhs671/
Shykss671/
Chuiks671/
Seekes670/
Seykes670/
Ssekse670/
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Sheiks Reference & Research

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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 Sheiks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis