El Cheikh Surname
Approximately 414 people bear this surname
El Cheikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Algeria | 16 | 1:2,414,472 | 44,357 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
El Cheikh (19) may also be a first name.
El Cheikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Cheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
El Cheikh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ) is most common in Saudi Arabia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name El Cheikh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 708,658th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. El Cheikh is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of El Cheikh are found; 62 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 19 people.
El Cheikh is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Barring Saudi Arabia it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Chikh | 94 | 9 | / |
| El Cheik | 94 | 6 | / |
| El-Cheikh | 89 | 193 | / |
| El Cheixh | 89 | 6 | / |
| El Chiekh | 89 | 6 | / |
| El Chikhe | 89 | 3 | / |
| El Chuikh | 89 | 1 | / |
| El Cheich | 89 | 1 | / |
| El Cheick | 89 | 1 | / |
| El Cheikk | 89 | 1 | / |
| El Chik | 88 | 1 | / |
| El Hikh | 88 | 1 | / |
| El Heich | 82 | 15 | / |
| El Cheij | 82 | 10 | / |
| El Check | 82 | 10 | / |
| El-Cheik | 82 | 3 | / |
| El Cheyk | 82 | 1 | / |
| El Chaik | 82 | 1 | / |
| El Hek | 80 | 2 | / |
| El-Chiekh | 78 | 4 | / |
| El-Chaikh | 78 | 1 | / |
| El Haik | 75 | 709 | / |
| El Chej | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Hidk | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Hoyek | 71 | 2,377 | / |
| El Haiek | 71 | 494 | / |
| El Hayek | 71 | 321 | / |
| El-Heich | 71 | 13 | / |
| El Hache | 71 | 11 | / |
| El Chaak | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Hak | 67 | 179 | / |
| El Hec | 67 | 5 | / |
| El Houche | 67 | 5 | / |
| El Hauche | 67 | 4 | / |
| El Zik | 67 | 2 | / |
| El Zek | 67 | 1 | / |
| El-Hek | 67 | 1 | / |
El Cheikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| El Cheikh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ | alshykh | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Cheikh
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