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
The surname Al-Shaikh occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Al-Shaikh.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Shaikh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 61,427th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 890,136 people. The surname Al-Shaikh is mostly found 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.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 6,519 people, or 1 in 4,733. Aside from Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Bahrain, where 13 percent reside and Egypt, where 4 percent reside.
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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