Abou El Sheikh Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Abou El Sheikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 374 | 1:12,163 | 2,307 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
Abou El Sheikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abou El Sheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abou El Sheikh is carried by more people in Palestine than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abou El Sheikh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 757,040th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Abou El Sheikh are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant.
The surname Abou El Sheikh is most commonly used in Palestine, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 12,163. In Palestine it is most prevalent in: Qalqilya Governorate, where 37 percent reside, Gaza Governorate, where 12 percent reside and Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 12 percent reside. Besides Palestine Abou El Sheikh exists in one country. It is also found in Egypt, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu El Sheikh | 96 | 4 | / |
| Abo El Sheikh | 96 | 4 | / |
| Abo Elsheikh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abo El Shekh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abou El Shick | 89 | 4 | / |
| Abo El-Sheikh | 89 | 4 | / |
| Abo El Shaikh | 89 | 4 | / |
| Abo El Shiekh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abu El-Sheikh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abo Elshekh | 88 | 275 | / |
| Abo Elshikh | 88 | 4 | / |
| Aboelsheikh | 88 | 4 | / |
| Abuelsheikh | 88 | 2 | / |
| Abu Elshaikh | 85 | 4 | / |
| Abo Elshaikh | 85 | 4 | / |
| Abo Elsheakh | 85 | 1 | / |
| Abo El Shehk | 85 | 1 | / |
| Abu Alsheikh | 85 | 1 | / |
| Abu El-Sheik | 85 | 1 | / |
| Abo Elshek | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aboelshekh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abulsheikh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abou El Shouk | 81 | 8 | / |
| Abo El-Shaikh | 81 | 1 | / |
| Aboelshiekh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aboelsheekh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Abolsheikhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu El Shayakh | 79 | 7 | / |
| Abo Alsheekh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Abuoelshiakh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abu-El-Sheik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Alsheikh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aboalshekh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Abolshikhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aboalshikh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abolshik | 73 | 4 | / |
| Abu Alshehk | 72 | 4 | / |
| Abualshaikh | 72 | 4 | / |
| Abo Allshek | 72 | 1 | / |
| Aboalshaikh | 72 | 1 | / |
| Abo Alshaik | 72 | 1 | / |
| Abuelshok | 70 | 4 | / |
| Abu El Shouq | 69 | 305 | / |
| Abu Alhashik | 69 | 27 | / |
| Abualshihk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Apu Alshik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abo Alshok | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Abou El Sheikh
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