Sheyh Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Sheyh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 20 | 1:348,945 | 17,019 |
| Tajikistan | 13 | 1:645,130 | 4,278 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sheyh (15) may also be a first name.
Sheyh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheyh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheyh occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheyh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,141,416th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Sheyh live; 51 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name on earth, held by 15 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 348,945. In Bulgaria Sheyh is most numerous in: Pazardzhik Province, where 60 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 20 percent live and Vidin Province, where 10 percent live. Barring Bulgaria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tajikistan, where 33 percent live and Turkmenistan, where 10 percent live.
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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 Sheyh
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