El Shaqif Surname
Approximately 1,775 people bear this surname
El Shaqif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1,657 | 1:3,402 | 645 |
| Syria | 102 | 1:189,226 | 3,946 |
| Jordan | 15 | 1:589,496 | 13,598 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
El Shaqif Demographics
El Shaqif Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
El Shaqif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Shaqif Come From? nationality or country of origin
El Shaqif is borne by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name El Shaqif? popularity and diffusion
The last name El Shaqif is the 228,343rd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,105,660 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Shaqif are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Levant.
The surname is most common in Lebanon, where it is borne by 1,657 people, or 1 in 3,402. In Lebanon it is most prevalent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 73 percent are found, Beqaa Governorate, where 24 percent are found and Beirut Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Other than Lebanon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 6 percent are found and Jordan, where 1 percent are found.
El Shaqif Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Sunni (99%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Shaqfi | 89 | 214 | / |
| Al Shaqif | 89 | 1 | / |
| El Shakifi | 84 | 149 | / |
| Elshakif | 82 | 9 | / |
| El Shagf | 82 | 2 | / |
| El Shakhifi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al Shaqifah | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Shakaf | 78 | 6 | / |
| El Sakhif | 78 | 3 | / |
| El Chakif | 78 | 2 | / |
| El Shakfy | 78 | 1 | / |
| El Shakouf | 74 | 59 | / |
| El Shakafi | 74 | 6 | / |
| Elshekaify | 74 | 4 | / |
| El Shoqufy | 74 | 4 | / |
| El Shagouf | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Shakief | 74 | 1 | / |
| El Shakafy | 74 | 1 | / |
| El Shagfah | 74 | 1 | / |
| El Shagafa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Alshaqef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alshakif | 71 | 1 | / |
| El-Shokaify | 70 | 1 | / |
| El Shakoufi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Ashqaf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Al Ashkaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| El Sakhib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elshokafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Shagaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Shakhf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Shakaf | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shaqif
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