El Shaikh Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El Shaikh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Shaikh 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
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

El Shaikh Last Name Facts

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

El Shaikh is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname El Shaikh is the 377,677th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,703,537 people. The surname El Shaikh is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of El Shaikh live; 78 percent live in North Africa and 78 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname El Shaikh is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 125,595. Other than Egypt this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 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 Shikh941,126/
El Shakh9410/
El Shaik941/
El Sheikh8919,054/
El Shiekh894,543/
El-Shaikh89894/
El Shakhs89307/
El Sheakh89153/
El Shaick894/
El Shakhd891/
El Shak8820/
El Shik889/
El Sakh881/
El Sheiikh844/
El Shajakh841/
El Shekh82677/
El-Shikh82524/
El Sheik8220/
El Saigh8217/
El Shakk824/
El Shaij824/
El Shiek823/
El Sahak821/
El Sheak821/
El Chaik821/
El Sik8027/
El Shakhova8024/
El-Sheikh7810,000/
El-Shiekh78959/
El Shaugh788/
El Shoukh786/
El-Shakhs782/
El-Chaikh781/
El Sheekh781/
El-Sheakh781/
El Chuikh781/
El Shaq75153/
El Saiq759/
El Saig756/
El-Shak754/
El Chik751/
El Shag751/
El Sadk751/
El-Sheik71168/
El-Shekh71155/
El-Saigh7111/
El-Shiek719/
El Cheik716/
El Shiqq714/
El Shidq714/
El Shagz712/
El Chaak711/
El Shech711/
El Saj671,400/
El-Cheikh67193/
El-Sheykh6712/
El Cheixh676/
El-Saiegh674/
El Cheikk671/
El Cheick671/
El Cheich671/
El-Sheick671/
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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Shaikh
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