Abu Sheikh Surname
Approximately 8,048 people bear this surname
Abu Sheikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 7,962 | 1:11,547 | 1,376 |
| Palestine | 82 | 1:55,474 | 5,380 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Abu Sheikh (913) may also be a first name.
Abu Sheikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Sheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Sheikh is found most in Egypt. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Sheikh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 62,383rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 905,510 people. The last name Abu Sheikh occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abu Sheikh reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 268,345th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 913 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 7,962 people, or 1 in 11,547. Barring Egypt Abu Sheikh exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 1 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Sheik | 95 | 297 | / |
| Abu Seikh | 95 | 7 | / |
| Abu Shekh | 95 | 3 | / |
| Abu Shaikh | 90 | 22 | / |
| Abou Shikh | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Sheikh | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sekh | 89 | 969 | / |
| Abu Saikh | 84 | 3 | / |
| Abu Shakh | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saiekh | 80 | 64 | / |
| Abu Shaykh | 80 | 17 | / |
| Abu Shak | 78 | 65 | / |
| Abu Sakh | 78 | 3 | / |
| Abu Chek | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saik | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shouk | 74 | 126 | / |
| Abu Sahak | 74 | 12 | / |
| Abu Shach | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sayek | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abu Chick | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abou Shouk | 70 | 122 | / |
| Abu Shahak | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Sikkeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shouq | 63 | 336 | / |
| Abu Sujak | 63 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Shouk | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sahaq | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abou Sedq | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Shouk | 60 | 3 | / |
| Abu Zak | 59 | 1 | / |
| Abu Zach | 56 | 1 | / |
| Abou Chauche | 55 | 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 Abu Sheikh
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