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 Political Affiliation
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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) occurs most in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shikh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 52,814th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 752,768 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Shikh are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shikh is also the 81,971st most common first name world-wide, held by 6,427 people.
The surname Shikh is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 4,250 people, or 1 in 180,486. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 56 percent reside, West Bengal, where 19 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent reside. Other than India this last name is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 19 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 16 percent reside.
Shikh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Shikh 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 holding the Shikh last name are 42.22% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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