El-Shair Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El-Shair Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El-Shair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

El-Shair Last Name Facts

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

The surname El-Shair is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname El-Shair is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of El-Shair are found; 69 percent are found in North Africa and 69 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

El-Shair is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 10,215,084. Apart from Egypt this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Shaier941/
El-Shaer882,409/
El Shair88452/
El-Shaar88128/
El-Share885/
El-Shear881/
El-Chair881/
El-Sir865/
El Shaiir821/
El Shaier821/
El Sair8022/
El Shar801/
El Shaer7529,531/
El Shaar7515,667/
El Sahar752,183/
El-Zahar75288/
El-Chaar7539/
El Shahr754/
El Sharh754/
El Chair753/
El-Chaër752/
El Sehar751/
El Shart751/
El Shear751/
El Shatr751/
El Shajar71366/
El Sir7153/
El Chaair715/
El-Zahaar714/
El Shahar713/
El Sahaar711/
El-Cha'ar711/
El Sar711/
El Sher67182/
El-Zahr6715/
El Saer677/
El Satr674/
El Char671/
El Sard671/
El Zair671/
El-Sour671/
El Sahr671/

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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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  • 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-Shair
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