El Sharkawy Surname

29,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Kuwait

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.

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El Sharkawy 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
Egypt13,4231:6,849836
Jordan1,8191:4,8611,001
Kuwait8481:4,482609
Lebanon7941:7,1001,143
Palestine5321:8,5501,758
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
United Arab Emirates3541:25,8822,904
France411:1,620,066149,911
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Yemen161:1,651,58112,512
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Austria131:655,03358,041
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
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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.

- hsharkawy75
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Italy
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Sharkawy Demographics

Average El Sharkawy Salary in
Italy

€12,221

Per year
Rank:
37,201 of 39,358
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000194787
Rank: 37,182 of 39,358
Percentage of national average salary:
40.7%
Sample size: 7 (2018)

Average Salary in
Italy

€30,030

Per year
Per month:
€2,503
Per week:
€556
Per day:
€82

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El Sharkawy Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Sharkawy occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname El Sharkawy is the 29,082nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 394,946 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of El Sharkawy live; 73 percent live in North Africa and 73 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 13,423 people, or 1 in 6,849. Aside from Egypt El Sharkawy occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 10 percent reside and Kuwait, where 5 percent reside.

El Sharkawy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the El Sharkawy 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

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 Sharkawey96244/
El-Sharkawy915,435/
El Sharkawi91893/
El Sharqawy91581/
El Sharkawe914/
El-Sharkawey874/
El-Sharkaway871/
El Zarkawy864/
El-Sharkawi82714/
El-Sharqawy82428/
El Sharqawi82154/
El Sharqawe824/
El-Sharkawe821/
El-Sharqawi734/
El-Charkawi731/
El Zarqawi67183/
El-Charqawi641/
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