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
Abu Sheikh is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Abu Sheikh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Sheikh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 62,383rd most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 905,510 people. The last name Abu Sheikh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abu Sheikh are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Abu Sheikh is also the 268,345th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 913 people.
This last name is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 7,962 people, or 1 in 11,547. Other than Egypt this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.
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
- 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 Abu Sheikh
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