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 last name Shekkh (Marathi: शेख) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekkh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shekkh live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India Shekkh is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 67 percent reside, Jammu and Kashmir, where 28 percent reside and West Bengal, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account India Shekkh is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent reside.
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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