Skaikh Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Skaikh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skaikh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1731:4,433,904116,010
Pakistan341:5,254,23233,450
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Skaikh (12) may also be a first name.

Skaikh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Skaikh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Skaikh (Marathi: शैख, Oriya: ଅଲି) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaikh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skaikh is the 1,118,459th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Skaikh live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name globally, held by 12 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 4,433,904. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 51 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 46 percent reside and Assam, where 1 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 16 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside.

Skaikh Last Name Statistics demography

Skaikh earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 0.59% more than the national average, earning $49,977 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skhaikh9210/
Skaik911,518/
Skikh9122/
Skakh915/
Skeikh83178/
Skhaik836/
Shkikh833/
Skiekh833/
Sckaik831/
Skaiak831/
Skaiek831/
Skhikh831/
Skaihk831/
Skihkh831/
Skak80326/
Skik80281/
Skheikh774/
Shqaikh772/
Shkeikh771/
Skhiekh771/
Skeik732,467/
Skach73629/
Skekh7365/
Shkak7327/
Skeak739/
Skike738/
Skagh736/
Skake736/
Skiks735/
Skack735/
Skiek734/
Skijh731/
Skick731/
Skaek731/
Zkaik731/
Shkik731/
Skuik731/
Skask731/
Skhak731/
Skihg730/
Skauk730/
Skoik730/
Skakhova711/
Skakke6767/
Skeike6746/
Shkakhova6740/
Skeich6737/
Skacke6711/
Skicke677/
Schikh673/
Skaugh673/
Skhekh673/
Skache672/
Skauke672/
Skhakhova672/
Skeekh672/
Skiegh671/
Hskhak671/
Shkekh671/
Scaick671/
Skaych671/
Shcikh671/
Skoyak671/
Shqikh671/
Zkizkh671/
Skhiek671/
Shkake671/
Skuich671/
Skayic671/
Skauks670/
Skeach670/

Skaikh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skaikh in the Oriya language
ଅଲିali-
Skaikh in the Marathi language
शैखsaikha88.89
शरीफsaripha11.11

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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 Skaikh
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