Shekkh Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Shekkh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shekkh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekkh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekkh (Marathi: शेख) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekkh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Shekkh is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shekkh reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
Shekkh is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India Shekkh is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 67 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 28 percent live and West Bengal, where 6 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shekkh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shekkh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | - |
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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 Shekkh
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