El-Shaikh Surname

394,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

El-Shaikh Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El & Shaikh.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El-Shaikh 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
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
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El-Shaikh Last Name Facts

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

The last name El-Shaikh is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 394,847th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,151,617 people. The last name El-Shaikh occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of El-Shaikh live; 69 percent live in North Africa and 69 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The last name El-Shaikh is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 610 people, or 1 in 150,714. Aside from Egypt it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 27 percent reside and Germany, where 2 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
El-Shikh94524/
El-Sheikh8910,000/
El-Shiekh89959/
El Shaikh89946/
El-Shakhs892/
El-Sheakh891/
El-Chaikh891/
El-Shak884/
El Shikh821,126/
El-Sheik82168/
El-Shekh82155/
El-Saigh8211/
El Shakh8210/
El-Shiek829/
El Shaik821/
El Sheikh7819,054/
El Shiekh784,543/
El Shakhs78307/
El-Cheikh78193/
El Sheakh78153/
El-Sheykh7812/
El Shaick784/
El-Saiegh784/
El Shakhd781/
El-Shacke781/
El-Sheick781/
El Shak7520/
El Shik759/
El-Sadk754/
El Sakh751/
El-Scheich749/
El Sheiikh744/
El Shajakh741/
El Shekh71677/
El Sheik7120/
El Saigh7117/
El Shaij714/
El Shakk714/
El Shiek713/
El-Cheik713/
El-Chaak711/
El Sheak711/
El Chaik711/
El-Sheck711/
El Sahak711/
El Shakhova7024/
El Sik6727/
El Shaugh678/
El Shoukh676/
El-Saj671/
El Sheekh671/
El Chuikh671/
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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
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  • 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-Shaikh
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