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Where Does The Last Name Shekh Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shekh (Bengali: শেখ, Hindi: शेख, Marathi: शेख, Oriya: େଶଖ, Russian: Шех) is found most frequently in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shekh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Shekh is the 2,277^th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,224 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shekh are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 6,664^th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 157,585 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 190,332 people, or 1 in 4,030. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 42 percent reside, West Bengal, where 25 percent reside and Bihar, where 12 percent reside. Beside India this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 18 percent reside and Somalia, where 1 percent reside.

Shekh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shekh surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

The amount Shekh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.88% less than the national average, earning R 57,324 per year; in United States they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $44,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning $46,893 CAD per year.