Al-Shaikh Surname
Approximately 8,187 people bear this surname
Al-Shaikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 6,519 | 1:4,733 | 638 |
| Bahrain | 1,043 | 1:1,293 | 171 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Jordan | 16 | 1:552,652 | 13,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Syria | 8 | 1:2,412,628 | 10,757 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Al-Shaikh Demographics
Average Al-Shaikh Salary in
Canada
$65,298 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Al-Shaikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Shaikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al-Shaikh occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Al-Shaikh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Shaikh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 61,427th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 890,136 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Al-Shaikh are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al-Shaikh is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 6,519 people, or 1 in 4,733. Apart from Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Bahrain, where 13 percent are found and Egypt, where 4 percent are found.
Al-Shaikh Last Name Statistics demography
Al-Shaikh earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 31.43% more than the national average, earning $65,298 CAD per year.
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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 Al-Shaikh
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