Sheykh Surname
Approximately 734 people bear this surname
Sheykh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 457 | 1:315,368 | 31,947 |
| Uzbekistan | 76 | 1:406,962 | 10,029 |
| Kazakhstan | 62 | 1:285,202 | 24,279 |
| Iran | 38 | 1:2,020,593 | 71,790 |
| Tajikistan | 32 | 1:262,084 | 2,213 |
| Belarus | 24 | 1:395,877 | 40,412 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Sheykh (788) may also be a first name.
Sheykh Demographics
Sheykh Political Affiliation
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Sheykh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheykh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheykh (Russian: Шейх) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheykh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 460,168th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,928,537 people. The last name Sheykh occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Sheykh reside; 56 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 45 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Sheykh is also the 291,981st most frequent first name globally It is held by 788 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 457 people, or 1 in 315,368. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 18 percent reside, Chechen Republic, where 11 percent reside and Republic of Tatarstan, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Russia Sheykh exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Uzbekistan, where 10 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 8 percent reside.
Sheykh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (89%) in Russia.
In The United States Sheykh are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheykh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheykh in the Russian language | ||
| Шейх | sejh | - |
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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 Sheykh
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