El-Cheikh Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

El-Cheikh Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Cheikh 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
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
France61:11,070,454349,096
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
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  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

El-Cheikh Demographics

Average El-Cheikh Salary in
Canada

$39,018 CAD

Per year
Rank:
210,894 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.73902E-5
Rank: 129,033 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
78.53%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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El-Cheikh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Cheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El-Cheikh is found most frequently in Egypt. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Cheikh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,214,709th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of El-Cheikh are found; 63 percent are found in North Africa and 63 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Aside from Egypt El-Cheikh is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

El-Cheikh Last Name Statistics demography

El-Cheikh earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 21.47% less than the national average, earning $39,018 CAD per year.

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
El-Cheik943/
El-Sheikh8910,000/
El Cheikh89414/
El-Chiekh894/
El-Chaikh891/
El-Shikh82524/
El-Sheik82168/
El-Shekh82155/
El-Heich8213/
El Chikh829/
El Cheik826/
El-Hek801/
El Sheikh7819,054/
El-Shiekh78959/
El-Shaikh78894/
El-Sheykh7812/
El Cheixh786/
El Chiekh786/
El Chikhe783/
El-Sheakh781/
El Cheikk781/
El Cheick781/
El Chuikh781/
El Cheich781/
El-Sheick781/
El-Haik7532/
El Chik751/
El Hikh751/
El Sheiikh744/
El Shikh711,126/
El Shekh71677/
El-Hayek71130/
El Sheik7120/
El Heich7115/
El Check7110/
El Cheij7110/
El-Shiek719/
El Chaik711/
El Cheyk711/
El-Sheck711/
El-Chaak711/
El Shiekh674,543/
El Shaikh67946/
El Sheakh67153/
El-Kik6717/
El-Hak675/
El-Kayekh674/
El-Shakhs672/
El Hek672/
El-Houche671/
El-Hej671/
El Sheekh671/
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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 El-Cheikh
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