Alshamekh Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Alshamekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Alshamekh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Alshamekh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alshamekh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Alshamekh is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alshamekh.

How Common Is The Last Name Alshamekh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 714,947th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,817,961 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Alshamekh live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Alshamekh is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 398 people, or 1 in 77,527. Besides Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elshamekh89646/
Alshamikh89279/
Alshamik821/
Aljamek759/
Elsammek711/
Aljamegh711/
Elzamek63929/
Aljamik635/
Aljamigh591/
Elzamik509/
Aljamig501/
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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 Alshamekh
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