Şik Surname

55,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey9,1011:8,5511,148
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Sik (5,144), Šik (382) & Sík (213) are calculated separately.

Şik Last Name Facts

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

Şik is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sik, Šik or Sík. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Şik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 55,761st most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 800,477 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Şik reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 9,101 people, or 1 in 8,551. In Turkey Şik is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent live, Sirnak Province, where 5 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sik895,144/
Šik89382/
Şaik8668/
Şeik8614/
Şike861/
Sík78213/
Cik677,186/
Şık676/
Şek671/
Şic671/

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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 Şik
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