Shoukh Surname
Approximately 1,578 people bear this surname
Shoukh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,238 | 1:21,345 | 2,225 |
| Palestine | 334 | 1:13,619 | 2,479 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Shoukh (11) may also be a first name.
Shoukh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoukh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shoukh (Marathi: शौख, Russian: Шоух) is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoukh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shoukh is the 251,147th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,618,217 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shoukh reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 79 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,487,849th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
The last name Shoukh is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is held by 1,238 people, or 1 in 21,345. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 69 percent live, Sa'dah Governorate, where 31 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 21 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shoukh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shoukh in the Marathi language | ||
| शौख | saukha | 50 |
| शौकह | saukaha | 50 |
| Shoukh in the Russian language | ||
| Шоух | souh | - |
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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 Shoukh
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