El-Sheykh Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El-Sheykh Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Sheykh 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
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Russia31:48,041,019639,186

El-Sheykh Last Name Facts

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

The last name El-Sheykh (Russian: Эль-шейх) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of El-Sheykh.

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

This surname is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name El-Sheykh occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of El-Sheykh live; 75 percent live in North Africa and 75 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

It is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,215,084. Outside of Egypt this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent are found.

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-Shekh94155/
El-Sheikh8910,000/
El-Shiekh89959/
El-Sheakh891/
El Shekh82677/
El-Shikh82524/
El-Sheik82168/
El-Shiek829/
El-Sheck821/
El Sheikh7819,054/
El Shiekh784,543/
El-Shaikh78894/
El-Cheikh78193/
El Sheakh78153/
El-Shakhs782/
El-Sheick781/
El Sheekh781/
El-Shak754/
El-Scheich749/
El Sheiikh744/
El Shikh711,126/
El Sheik7120/
El Shakh7110/
El-Cheik713/
El Shiek713/
El Shech711/
El Sheak711/
El Cheyk711/
El Shaikh67946/
El Shakhs67307/
El Shoukh676/
El-Chaikh671/
El Shakhd671/
El-Shacke671/
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El-Sheykh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El-Sheykh in the Russian language
Эль-шейхel-sejh-

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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-Sheykh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis