Abu Sheikha Surname
Approximately 455 people bear this surname
Abu Sheikha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Palestine | 23 | 1:197,776 | 9,224 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Abu Sheikha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Sheikha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abu Sheikha is found most in Egypt. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Sheikha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 660,498th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Abu Sheikha live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Arabic North Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 215,306. Barring Egypt this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 5 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou Sheikha | 96 | 1,026 | / |
| Abu Shikha | 95 | 39 | / |
| Abu Sheika | 95 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Sheikha | 91 | 202 | / |
| Abou Shikha | 91 | 9 | / |
| Abu Shaikha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shika | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Sheikhah | 87 | 7 | / |
| Abu-Shikha | 86 | 38 | / |
| Abu Shaikah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shiekah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Shaikha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sakha | 80 | 18 | / |
| Abu Sikkat | 76 | 13 | / |
| Abou Sakha | 76 | 8 | / |
| Abu Shekou | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shakhi | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saikat | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abu Cika | 74 | 5 | / |
| Abu Saka | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abou Shouka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Abu Sakhi | 70 | 8 | / |
| Abu Shaky | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abu Secca | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shakie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shakid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abou Shaked | 64 | 113 | / |
| Abou-Sikkeh | 64 | 1 | / |
| Abu Saqa | 63 | 5 | / |
| Abu-Sadka | 60 | 12 | / |
| Abou Ziki | 60 | 2 | / |
| Abou Sacko | 57 | 107 | / |
| Abu Sakout | 57 | 11 | / |
| Abu-Chouka | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abou Sekeh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Abou Sakout | 55 | 47 | / |
| Abou Chaker | 55 | 3 | / |
| Abou-Sakher | 55 | 2 | / |
| Abou Zaki | 50 | 9 | / |
| Abu-Saqer | 50 | 2 | / |
| Abou-Zeki | 50 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sheikha
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis