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

El-Cheikh is found most in Egypt. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname El-Cheikh is the 1,214,709th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of El-Cheikh reside; 63 percent reside in North Africa and 63 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Without taking into account Egypt this last name exists 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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