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 is found most in Bulgaria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheyh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is mostly found 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 common forename on earth, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 348,945. In Bulgaria Sheyh is most prevalent in: Pazardzhik Province, where 60 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 20 percent are found and Vidin Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Bulgaria Sheyh occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tajikistan, where 33 percent are found and Turkmenistan, where 10 percent are found.
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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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