8,890 people named Sheikh work outside their country of origin. Most are in United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates.
| Country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,268 |
| United Kingdom | 1,855 |
| United Arab Emirates | 608 |
| Pakistan | 510 |
| Canada | 380 |
| Saudi Arabia | 295 |
| Germany | 254 |
| India | 233 |
| Switzerland | 224 |
| France | 216 |
| Netherlands | 214 |
| Australia | 183 |
| Spain | 134 |
| Ireland | 122 |
| Bahrain | 91 |
| Qatar | 69 |
| Sweden | 68 |
| Italy | 67 |
| Norway | 65 |
| Singapore | 64 |
| China | 62 |
| Denmark | 57 |
| Belgium | 54 |
| Kuwait | 49 |
| Japan | 49 |
| Finland | 46 |
| South Africa | 43 |
| Bangladesh | 39 |
| Oman | 38 |
| Türkiye | 36 |
| Hong Kong | 35 |
| New Zealand | 34 |
| Malaysia | 33 |
| Egypt | 25 |
| Brazil | 23 |
| Kenya | 20 |
| Tanzania | 18 |
| Luxembourg | 17 |
| Jordan | 17 |
| Austria | 15 |
| Lebanon | 15 |
| Russian Federation | 13 |
| South Korea | 11 |
| Poland | 9 |
| Israel | 9 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 9 |
| Thailand | 9 |
| Mexico | 8 |
| Portugal | 8 |
| Greece | 8 |
| Czechia | 8 |
| Hungary | 7 |
| Indonesia | 7 |
| Argentina | 6 |
| Croatia | 5 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| Cayman Islands | 5 |
| Ukraine | 5 |
| Cyprus | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 |
| Other | 103 |
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3,027 |
| India | 1,737 |
| United Kingdom | 1,316 |
| United States | 849 |
| Canada | 380 |
| Bangladesh | 233 |
| Egypt | 109 |
| United Arab Emirates | 94 |
| Saudi Arabia | 84 |
| Kenya | 83 |
| Germany | 73 |
| Australia | 72 |
| France | 50 |
| Netherlands | 43 |
| Jordan | 41 |
| Sweden | 40 |
| Denmark | 35 |
| Italy | 33 |
| Malaysia | 33 |
| Belgium | 28 |
| Norway | 28 |
| Iran | 26 |
| Syria | 25 |
| Ireland | 24 |
| Switzerland | 22 |
| Ethiopia | 22 |
| South Africa | 21 |
| Lebanon | 19 |
| Nigeria | 18 |
| Türkiye | 17 |
| Yemen | 16 |
| Somalia | 16 |
| Singapore | 16 |
| Sudan | 12 |
| Oman | 11 |
| Austria | 10 |
| China | 9 |
| Iraq | 9 |
| Taiwan | 9 |
| Spain | 9 |
| Colombia | 8 |
| Philippines | 8 |
| Fiji | 8 |
| Mauritius | 7 |
| Russian Federation | 7 |
| Kuwait | 6 |
| Brazil | 6 |
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Cyprus | 6 |
| Uganda | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 6 |
| Poland | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 |
| Qatar | 5 |
| Nepal | 5 |
| Bahrain | 5 |
| Other | 92 |
| Industry | People |
|---|---|
| Other / unknown | 8,455 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 129 |
| Information and communication | 60 |
| Professional and scientific | 40 |
| Real estate | 30 |
| Other services | 28 |
| Accommodation and food | 28 |
| Health and social work | 26 |
| Administrative and support | 22 |
| Construction | 16 |
| Education | 15 |
| Transport and storage | 11 |
| Finance and insurance | 9 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 5 |
| Other | 8 |
Counts of people with this surname recorded in a country other than their country of origin, from company registers, ORCID, VIAF, Wikidata and career records; origin may be recorded or estimated from the name. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other". Nobody is named on this page.
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.