El-Sheikh Surname

51,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Sudan

El-Sheikh Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El-Sheikh 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
Egypt6,0711:15,1431,795
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
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El-Sheikh Demographics

Average El-Sheikh Salary in
United States

$31,075 USD

Per year
Rank:
968,843 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.64365E-6
Rank: 749,584 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
72.02%
Sample size: 10 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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El-Sheikh Last Name Facts

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

El-Sheikh is most common in Egypt. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname El-Sheikh is the 51,272nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,755 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of El-Sheikh reside; 89 percent reside in North Africa and 89 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The last name El-Sheikh is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 6,071 people, or 1 in 15,143. Without taking into account Egypt this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 28 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live.

El-Sheikh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the El-Sheikh surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount El-Sheikh earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 27.98% less than the national average, earning $31,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.62% less than the national average, earning $37,948 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-Shikh94524/
El-Sheik94168/
El-Shekh94155/
El Sheikh8919,054/
El-Shiekh89959/
El-Shaikh89894/
El-Cheikh89193/
El-Sheykh8912/
El-Sheakh891/
El-Sheick891/
El-Scheich849/
El Sheiikh844/
El Shikh821,126/
El Shekh82677/
El Sheik8220/
El-Shiek829/
El-Cheik823/
El-Sheck821/
El Shiekh784,543/
El Shaikh78946/
El Sheakh78153/
El-Shakhs782/
El-Chaikh781/
El Sheekh781/
El Shik759/
El-Shak754/
El Shakh7110/
El Cheik716/
El Shiek713/
El Sheak711/
El Shaik711/
El Shech711/
El Shakhs67307/
El Sik6727/
El Cheixh676/
El Shoukh676/
El Shaick674/
El Cheikk671/
El Shakhd671/
El Cheick671/
El Chuikh671/
El Cheich671/
El-Shacke671/
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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-Sheikh
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