Shekih Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Shekih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 45 | 1:3,969,864 | 28,516 | 
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 | 
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 | 
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 | 
Shekih (73) may also be a first name.
Shekih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekih (Marathi: शेख) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekih? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shekih is the 1,980,395th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name Shekih is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shekih reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shekih is also the 1,134,117th most widespread first name in the world, held by 73 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 3,969,864. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 56 percent are found, Punjab, where 24 percent are found and Balochistan, where 9 percent are found. Beside Pakistan it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 47 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence | 
|---|---|---|
| Shekih in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | 88.89 | 
| शेखान | sekhana | 11.11 | 
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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 Shekih
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