Shieikh Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Shieikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Shieikh (20) may also be a first name.
Shieikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shieikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shieikh (Marathi: शेख) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shieikh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Shieikh live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 20 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 95 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account India Shieikh is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shieikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shieikh 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
- 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 Shieikh
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