El Sharkawy Surname
Approximately 18,452 people bear this surname
El Sharkawy Surname User-submission:
It's an Arabic adjective with the meaning: eastern. The origin of the grand sharkawy is from the Arabian Gulf. His grandparents moved to Egypt, where he was born in Upper Egypt and moved to the north after growing up. This was in around the 18th century.
Read More About This SurnameEl Sharkawy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 13,423 | 1:6,849 | 836 |
| Jordan | 1,819 | 1:4,861 | 1,001 |
| Kuwait | 848 | 1:4,482 | 609 |
| Lebanon | 794 | 1:7,100 | 1,143 |
| Palestine | 532 | 1:8,550 | 1,758 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| United Arab Emirates | 354 | 1:25,882 | 2,904 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Yemen | 16 | 1:1,651,581 | 12,512 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
El Sharkawy Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It's an Arabic adjective with the meaning: eastern. The origin of the grand sharkawy is from the Arabian Gulf. His grandparents moved to Egypt, where he was born in Upper Egypt and moved to the north after growing up. This was in around the 18th century. His family roots goes back to the prophet Mohamed.
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El Sharkawy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
El Sharkawy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Sharkawy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname El Sharkawy has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name El Sharkawy? popularity and diffusion
The last name El Sharkawy is the 29,082nd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 394,946 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of El Sharkawy are found; 73 percent are found in North Africa and 73 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 13,423 people, or 1 in 6,849. Outside of Egypt it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 10 percent live and Kuwait, where 5 percent live.
El Sharkawy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Sunni (94%) in Lebanon.
El Sharkawy earn less than half the average income. In Italy they earn 59.3% less than the national average, earning €12,221 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Sharkawey | 96 | 244 | / |
| El-Sharkawy | 91 | 5,435 | / |
| El Sharkawi | 91 | 893 | / |
| El Sharqawy | 91 | 581 | / |
| El Sharkawe | 91 | 4 | / |
| El-Sharkawey | 87 | 4 | / |
| El-Sharkaway | 87 | 1 | / |
| El Zarkawy | 86 | 4 | / |
| El-Sharkawi | 82 | 714 | / |
| El-Sharqawy | 82 | 428 | / |
| El Sharqawi | 82 | 154 | / |
| El Sharqawe | 82 | 4 | / |
| El-Sharkawe | 82 | 1 | / |
| El-Sharqawi | 73 | 4 | / |
| El-Charkawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| El Zarqawi | 67 | 183 | / |
| El-Charqawi | 64 | 1 | / |
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