Al Sheikha Surname
Approximately 792 people bear this surname
Al Sheikha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 603 | 1:32,008 | 2,012 |
| Lebanon | 149 | 1:37,833 | 3,566 |
| Tunisia | 15 | 1:40,708 | 5,720 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Palestine | 6 | 1:758,142 | 14,544 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Al Sheikha Demographics
Al Sheikha Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Sheikha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sheikha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Sheikha has its highest incidence in Syria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sheikha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 434,076th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. The last name Al Sheikha is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Al Sheikha reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Levant.
The surname is most commonly held in Syria, where it is borne by 603 people, or 1 in 32,008. In Syria Al Sheikha is most prevalent in: Homs Governorate, where 99 percent live, Aleppo Governorate, where 1 percent live and Damascus Governorate, where 1 percent live. Aside from Syria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 19 percent live and Tunisia, where 2 percent live.
Al Sheikha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Maronite (53%) in Lebanon.
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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 Sheikha
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