Sheokh Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Somalia

Sheokh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheokh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Sheokh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sheokh Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sheokh (Marathi: शेख) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheokh? popularity and diffusion

Sheokh is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Sheokh reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is mostly found in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 70 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 20 percent reside and West Bengal, where 10 percent reside. Aside from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheokhe9230/
Sheiokh922/
Sheok913/
Shyokh835/
Sheock832/
Sheiok831/
Shiokh831/
Scheok830/
Seok801,017/
Schejok7743/
Sheiukh7711/
Shieakh778/
Shaiokh776/
Shyoukh773/
Sheyock771/
Sehokht771/
Cheoukh771/
Scheock770/
Seoke731,485/
Sihok7386/
Seyok7328/
Shiok7314/
Sejok7312/
Seock735/
Syokh734/
Shyok732/
Sheog731/
Seokc731/
Sehok730/
Seoch730/
Cheyoukh714/
Shoyoukh713/
Cheioukh712/
Schiejok712/
Scheoske711/
Shehaj673,637/
Shiakh672,733/
Sheach67221/
Szejok6799/
Siejok6777/
Seyock6752/
Shiock6740/
Shioke6736/
Cheock6732/
Sihock6728/
Shehak6714/
Sehakh6714/
Shejuk6713/
Szeoke6712/
Shieak678/
Shayok678/
Shyock678/
Sheeak677/
Chehok675/
Shaiok674/
Shyakh673/
Chiokh672/
Shajok672/
Shehag672/
Seouch671/
Ch'eok671/
Shheak671/
Sheiuk671/
Shiukh671/
Sehoch671/
Sheakk671/
Shehuk671/
Scheak670/
Syhock670/
Seouks670/

Sheokh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sheokh in the Marathi language
शेखsekha50
शेओखse'okha50

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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
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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 Sheokh
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