El-Shimy Surname

349,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El-Shimy Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Shimy 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
Egypt1,0371:88,6567,732
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

El-Shimy Last Name Facts

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

El-Shimy is found most in Egypt. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 349,405th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,973,728 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of El-Shimy live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

This last name is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 1,037 people, or 1 in 88,656. Not including Egypt this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 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-Sheimy944/
El-Shiemy941/
El Shimy881,533/
El-Shemy88796/
El-Shimi88124/
El-Sheemy82533/
El Sheimy82216/
El-Sehemy829/
El-Shemey824/
El Shimey824/
El-Shemmy822/
El Shiemy821/
El Shemy751,377/
El Shimi75708/
El-Chimi754/
El-Sheme754/
El-Shemi751/
El Sheemy71584/
El Sehemy714/
El Shaimi714/
El Shemiy711/
El Shaimaa676/
El Seheemy674/
El Sima671/
El Shehemy671/
El Shemi63122/
El Chimi639/
El-Semeh634/
El Zaimy632/
El Sheemi591/
El Sehemi591/
El Shehmi591/
El Semeh509/
El Sayme501/
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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-Shimy
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