El-Sheik Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

El-Sheik Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Sheik 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
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

El-Sheik Last Name Facts

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

The last name El-Sheik is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 1,333,288th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of El-Sheik reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 92 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Barring Egypt El-Sheik exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Isle of Man, where 7 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

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-Sheikh9410,000/
El-Sheick941/
El-Shikh88524/
El-Shekh88155/
El Sheik8820/
El-Shiek889/
El-Cheik883/
El-Sheck881/
El Sheikh8219,054/
El-Shiekh82959/
El-Shaikh82894/
El-Cheikh82193/
El-Sheykh8212/
El-Sheakh821/
El Shik809/
El-Shak804/
El Sheiikh784/
El Shikh751,126/
El Shekh75677/
El Cheik756/
El Shiek753/
El Shaik751/
El Sheak751/
El Shiekh714,543/
El Shaikh71946/
El Sheakh71153/
El Sik7127/
El Shaick714/
El-Shakhs712/
El Sheekh711/
El-Chaikh711/
El Cheikk711/
El Cheick711/
El-Shacke711/
El Shak6720/
El-Sadk674/
El Chik671/
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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-Sheik
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