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
Shekhy (Marathi: शेख) has its highest incidence in Iraq. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shekhy.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekhy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,907,068th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name is primarily found 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 commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 393,502. Besides Iraq this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.
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
- 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 Shekhy
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