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    The surname Shaik

    A surname, carried by 1,053 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex S200

    Shaik: #23,957 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Shaik #23,957, 1,053 people Shaik: #23,957 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Shaik #23,957, 1,053 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shaik is more common than 85.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,053 people named Shaik in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 293,206 Americans. That is up 236% since 2000, when the Census counted 313.

    #23,957
    rank among US surnames
    1,053
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +236.4%
    change since 2000 (was #60,230)

    Who is named Shaik

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Shaik identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Shaiks

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Shanina Shaik
      Australian model, born 1991

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Shaik

    Shaik has the Soundex code S200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S200.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Shaik?
    1,053 people in the United States had the surname Shaik in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 293,206 Americans. It ranked 23,957th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Shaik?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Shaik identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Shaik?
    Shanina Shaik, Australian model.
    Where is the surname Shaik most common?
    Wikidata records people named Shaik in Australia.
    Is the surname Shaik getting more or less common?
    More common. 313 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,053 in 2010, up 236%.