El Shehany Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Oman

El Shehany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Shehany 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
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

El Shehany Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Shehany is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name El Shehany is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Shehany reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 8,808,431. Without taking into account Yemen this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Oman, where 17 percent reside and Syria, where 17 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 Sheeny8476/
El Shyany841/
El Shiany841/
El Shajany801/
El Zeany784/
El Sainy781/
El Seony781/
El Shouny74245/
El Shaini74244/
El Sheina744/
El Sanhey742/
El Shanea742/
El Sejeny741/
El Sejani741/
El Sane712/
El Shousny701/
El Sanea6714,078/
El Zeiny671,410/
El Shaheini67427/
El Zainy6713/
El Shaheina674/
El Sanee672/
El Saini672/
El Zyany671/
El Sajini63885/
El Shouna6310/
El Hsaini6310/
El Soueni635/
El Cheine632/
El Chaine632/
El-Shouny631/
El Hsayni631/
El Hssaini6013/
El Choyani606/
El Zayyany604/
El-Saihani601/
El Cheyenne5712/
El Zaini563,508/
El-Zeiny56614/
El Zeini56218/
El-Zainy56123/
El-Sanee563/
El-Seina562/
El Zayni561/
El Zeine561/
El-Hssaini501/
El Zayyani501/
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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 Shehany
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