Shiekha Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shiekha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shiekha (361) may also be a first name.
Shiekha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiekha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiekha (Hindi: शिेखा, Marathi: शेख) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiekha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Shiekha live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Levant. Shiekha is also the 458,188th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 361 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan Shiekha is most numerous in: Punjab, where 50 percent reside and Sindh, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 25 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiekha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiekha in the Hindi language | ||
| शिेखा | siekha | - |
| Shiekha 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 Shiekha
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