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 surname Shiekha (Hindi: शिेखा, Marathi: शेख) occurs most in Pakistan. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiekha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Shiekha reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Levant. Shiekha is also the 458,188th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 361 people.
Shiekha is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan Shiekha is primarily found in: Punjab, where 50 percent live and Sindh, where 50 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 25 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.
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
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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 Shiekha
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