Shejkh Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Shejkh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shejkh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shejkh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shejkh (Marathi: शेख) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shejkh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Shejkh are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 100 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shejkh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shejkh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | - |
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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 Shejkh
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