Shikh Surname
Approximately 9,681 people bear this surname
Shikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,250 | 1:180,486 | 11,029 |
| Pakistan | 1,856 | 1:96,252 | 3,124 |
| Bangladesh | 1,532 | 1:104,019 | 4,444 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Somalia | 294 | 1:45,755 | 2,122 |
| Belarus | 205 | 1:46,347 | 7,900 |
| Russia | 162 | 1:889,648 | 70,971 |
| Iran | 160 | 1:479,891 | 28,930 |
| United Arab Emirates | 80 | 1:114,528 | 9,720 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Malaysia | 66 | 1:446,882 | 22,856 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Syria | 23 | 1:839,175 | 6,287 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Shikh (6,427) may also be a first name.
Shikh Demographics
Shikh Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Shikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shikh (Hindi: शिख, Marathi: शेख, Oriya: େଶଖ, Russian: Ших) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shikh is the 52,814th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 752,768 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Shikh live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shikh is also the 81,971st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 6,427 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 4,250 people, or 1 in 180,486. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 56 percent are found, West Bengal, where 19 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent are found. Other than India this surname occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 19 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 16 percent are found.
Shikh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Christian (41%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Shikh last name are 42.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.45% being registered with the party.
Shikh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $46,962 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shikh in the Marathi language | ||
| शेख | sekha | 89.41 |
| शीख | sikha | 6.63 |
| शैख | saikha | 2.44 |
| शैख़ | saikha | 0.07 |
| शीखा | sikha | 0.04 |
| Shikh in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶଖ | esakha | 78.57 |
| ଶିଖ | sikha | 21.43 |
| Shikh in the Hindi language | ||
| शिख | sikha | 71.52 |
| शीख | sikha | 9.49 |
| शिखा | sikha | 8.86 |
| शेख | sekha | 6.33 |
| शिख् | sikh | 1.27 |
| शिखा़ | sikha | 1.27 |
| Shikh in the Russian language | ||
| Ших | sih | - |
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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 Shikh
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