Alsheikh Surname
Approximately 31,004 people bear this surname
Alsheikh Surname User-submission:
The name is in Arabic, meaning 'the old man'.
In the past the old men in the tribe were the leaders, the judges etc., based on their experience.
Alsheikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 16,240 | 1:2,310 | 325 |
| Saudi Arabia | 11,567 | 1:2,668 | 334 |
| Egypt | 2,319 | 1:39,645 | 4,075 |
| United Arab Emirates | 162 | 1:56,557 | 5,544 |
| United States | 158 | 1:2,294,044 | 142,811 |
| Bahrain | 147 | 1:9,174 | 1,687 |
| Kuwait | 106 | 1:35,856 | 4,508 |
| Qatar | 62 | 1:38,032 | 3,887 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Syria | 45 | 1:428,912 | 4,998 |
| Jordan | 35 | 1:252,641 | 10,356 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Alsheikh (49) may also be a first name.
Alsheikh Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name is in Arabic, meaning 'the old man'.
In the past the old men in the tribe were the leaders, the judges etc., based on their experience.
- ornaAlsheikh Demographics
Alsheikh Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Alsheikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alsheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alsheikh is carried by more people in Sudan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alsheikh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 17,826th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 235,052 people. Alsheikh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Alsheikh live; 60 percent live in North Africa and 60 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Alsheikh is also the 1,430,306th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 49 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Sudan, where it is carried by 16,240 people, or 1 in 2,310. Excluding Sudan it exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 37 percent reside and Egypt, where 7 percent reside.
Alsheikh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Alsheikh surname are 16.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.86% registered with the party.
Alsheikh earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.54% more than the national average, earning $54,171 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Alsheikh
- 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