Shekhy Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Shekhy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 89 | 1:393,502 | 7,096 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Shekhy (10) may also be a first name.
Shekhy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekhy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekhy (Marathi: शेख) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shekhy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekhy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,907,068th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shekhy reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 393,502. Barring Iraq this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekhy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekhy in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | 66.67 |
| शेख्य | sekhya | 33.33 |
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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 Shekhy
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