Shekh Surname
Approximately 241,119 people bear this surname
Shekh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 190,332 | 1:4,030 | 381 |
| Bangladesh | 44,158 | 1:3,609 | 342 |
| Somalia | 2,451 | 1:5,488 | 463 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| Pakistan | 845 | 1:211,413 | 5,063 |
| Qatar | 412 | 1:5,723 | 597 |
| Russia | 311 | 1:463,418 | 43,456 |
| Belarus | 253 | 1:37,554 | 6,475 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 196 | 1:46,746 | 4,723 |
| Malaysia | 122 | 1:241,756 | 13,744 |
| Tanzania | 103 | 1:513,996 | 33,942 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Ukraine | 75 | 1:606,969 | 66,274 |
| Iran | 75 | 1:1,023,767 | 46,913 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 1:2,066,394 | 128,621 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Nepal | 13 | 1:2,190,843 | 8,518 |
| Oman | 11 | 1:335,270 | 4,992 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Shekh (157,585) may also be a first name.
Shekh Demographics
Shekh Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Shekh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekh (Bengali: শেখ, Hindi: शेख, Marathi: शेख, Oriya: େଶଖ, Russian: Шех) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,277th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 30,224 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shekh live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shekh is also the 6,664th most numerous first name internationally, held by 157,585 people.
The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 190,332 people, or 1 in 4,030. In India Shekh is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 42 percent live, West Bengal, where 25 percent live and Bihar, where 12 percent live. Besides India it is found in 70 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 18 percent live and Somalia, where 1 percent live.
Shekh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekh in the Bengali language | ||
| শেখ | sekha | - |
| Shekh in the Hindi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | 99.56 |
| शेख् | sekh | 0.13 |
| शेख़ | sekha | 0.06 |
| सेख | sekha | 0.02 |
| षेख | sekha | 0.02 |
| श्ेख | sekha | 0.02 |
| शेेख | seekha | 0.01 |
| शेख़ | sekha | 0.01 |
| शेख्ा | sekha | 0.01 |
| शेखा | sekha | 0 |
| ़़शेख | sekha | 0 |
| शेक | seka | 0 |
| ़शेख | sekha | 0 |
| Shekh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | 97.08 |
| शेख़ | sekha | 0.71 |
| शेख् | sekh | 0.2 |
| शेेख | seekha | 0.19 |
| षेख | sekha | 0.15 |
| शेक | seka | 0.1 |
| ़शेख | sekha | 0.07 |
| ंेख | mekha | 0.07 |
| शॅख | sekha | 0.05 |
| ्शेख | sekha | 0.03 |
| शॆख | sekha | 0.03 |
| सेख | sekha | 0.03 |
| ेशेख | esekha | 0.01 |
| शेखु | sekhu | 0.01 |
| ेख | ekha | 0.01 |
| शे़ख | sekha | 0.01 |
| शेखा | sekha | 0.01 |
| खेख | khekha | 0.01 |
| शॆख् | sekh | 0.01 |
| सेक | seka | 0 |
| शे्ख | sekha | 0 |
| शेकः | sekah | 0 |
| हख | hakha | 0 |
| लेख | lekha | 0 |
| न्शेख | nsekha | 0 |
| सोहेक | soheka | 0 |
| केख | kekha | 0 |
| ््शेख | sekha | 0 |
| येख | yekha | 0 |
| हेख | hekha | 0 |
| शेका | seka | 0 |
| गेख | gekha | 0 |
| शेखे | sekhe | 0 |
| शेखी | sekhi | 0 |
| रेखा | rekha | 0 |
| शूेख | suekha | 0 |
| Shekh in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶଖ | esakha | 73.03 |
| େଶଖ୍ | esakh | 25.76 |
| େସଖ୍ | esakh | 0.24 |
| Shekh in the Russian language | ||
| Шех | seh | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shekh
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