Şişik Surname

183,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Şişik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Şişik Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,2421:34,7113,677
Northern Cyprus661:4,834945

The alternate forms: Sisik (310) are calculated separately.

Şişik Last Name Facts

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

Şişik (Hindi: सीशीका, Marathi: िससीक, Oriya: ଶିଶିକ) is most common in Turkey. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sisik. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şişik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 183,926th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,157,516 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Şişik live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

Şişik is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 2,242 people, or 1 in 34,711. In Turkey Şişik is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Kahramanmaras Province, where 12 percent reside and Amasya Province, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in one country. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sisik87310/
Şişko80980/
Şişek80616/
Şişiç807/
Şişak801/
Şişkova673/

Şişik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Şişik in the Oriya language
ଶିଶିକsisika-
Şişik in the Marathi language
िससीकisasika-
Şişik in the Hindi language
सीशीकाsisika50
सिसिकाsisika50

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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 Şişik
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