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
Shheikh (Marathi: शेख) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shheikh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shheikh is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shheikh are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
It is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 50 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 50 percent reside. Apart from India this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 50 percent reside.
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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