Skeikh Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ireland

Skeikh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skeikh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1501:5,113,769127,237
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Skeikh (62) may also be a first name.

Skeikh Last Name Facts

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

Skeikh (Marathi: शेख) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skeikh? popularity and diffusion

Skeikh is the 1,281,391st most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Skeikh live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 62 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 5,113,769. In India Skeikh is most numerous in: Assam, where 59 percent reside, Jammu and Kashmir, where 14 percent reside and West Bengal, where 13 percent reside. Other than India Skeikh is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Skeikh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skeikh are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Skeikh earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.48% less than the national average, earning $28,703 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skheikh924/
Shkeikh921/
Skeik912,467/
Skekh9165/
Skikh9122/
Skaikh83217/
Skeike8346/
Skeich8337/
Skiekh833/
Skhekh833/
Shkikh833/
Skeekh832/
Skihkh831/
Shkekh831/
Skhikh831/
Skik80281/
Skek8039/
Skhaikh7710/
Skejich779/
Skhekhe771/
Skhiekh771/
Skaik731,518/
Skeek7329/
Skeak739/
Skike738/
Skakh735/
Skeke735/
Skiks735/
Skiek734/
Sckek733/
Shkek732/
Shkik731/
Skuik731/
Skijh731/
Skeck731/
Skick731/
Skaek731/
Skeyk731/
Zkeik731/
Skech731/
Skoik730/
Skihg730/
Skeech6754/
Skejic6732/
Skeych6713/
Skhaik676/
Schikh673/
Shqekh673/
Skecks672/
Skojek672/
Skeche672/
Shqikh671/
Sgkeyk671/
Chkekh671/
Sckeck671/
Skiegh671/
Skoech671/
Zkizkh671/
Skuich671/
Skaihk671/
Skowek671/
Shcikh671/
Skaiek671/
Skhiek671/
Skaiak671/
Sckaik671/
Skeach670/

Skeikh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skeikh in the Marathi language
शेखsekha-

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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 Skeikh
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