El Shahat Surname

128,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El Shahat Surname User-submission:

An Arabic name that means "beggar". Common in Egypt where some people used to believe it will defeat the "evil eye" that may harm the infant.

El Shahat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,5081:26,2072,927
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

El Shahat (197) may also be a first name.

El Shahat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic name that means "beggar". Common in Egypt where some people used to believe it will defeat the "evil eye" that may harm the infant.

- ibrahim87

El Shahat Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Shahat is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Shahat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 128,747th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,070,914 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of El Shahat reside; 100 percent reside in North Africa and 100 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 646,152nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 197 people.

The last name El Shahat is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 3,508 people, or 1 in 26,207. Barring Egypt this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 0 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Shahaat951/
El Shaat94276/
El Shhat944/
El-Shahat892,300/
El Shahad896/
El Chahat891/
El Saht88946/
El Shat884/
El Saat884/
El Shahaid841/
El Shatt8213/
El Saaat829/
El Shahd829/
El Shaad821/
El Saate821/
El Sahth821/
El-Shaat821/
El Sat804/
El Shhadh78153/
El Shaagy781/
El Saad757,562/
El Satt755,616/
El Sath75153/
El Shad7588/
El Sahd751/
El Shout7132/
El Shagy716/
El Saaid711/
El Sad67214/

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