Shheikh Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shheikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Shheikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shheikh (Marathi: शेख) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shheikh? popularity and diffusion
Shheikh is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shheikh live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
Shheikh is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is primarily found in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 50 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 50 percent are found. Apart from India it is found in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shheikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shheikh 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 Shheikh
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