Alshekh Surname
Approximately 4,092 people bear this surname
Alshekh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Alshekh (15) may also be a first name.
Alshekh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alshekh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alshekh occurs in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alshekh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 113,107th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,780,925 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Alshekh are found; 81 percent are found in North Africa and 81 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Alshekh is also the 2,900,335th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 15 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Sudan, where it is carried by 2,800 people, or 1 in 13,396. Excluding Sudan it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Alshekh
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