El Sheikh Surname

28,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Sudan

El Sheikh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Sheikh 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
Egypt10,4951:8,7601,071
Sudan7,0001:5,359780
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
United Arab Emirates521:176,19812,766
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
France371:1,795,209158,669
Israel351:244,50422,492
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Oman61:614,6626,082
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
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El Sheikh (125) may also be a first name.

El Sheikh Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Sheikh is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 28,211th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 382,468 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of El Sheikh live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 92 percent live in Arabic North Africa. El Sheikh is also the 832,731st most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 125 people.

The last name El Sheikh is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 10,495 people, or 1 in 8,760. Excluding Egypt El Sheikh is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 37 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 7 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 Sheiikh954/
El Shikh941,126/
El Shekh94677/
El Sheik9420/
El-Sheikh8910,000/
El Shiekh894,543/
El Shaikh89946/
El Sheakh89153/
El Sheekh891/
El Shik889/
El-Shikh82524/
El-Sheik82168/
El-Shekh82155/
El Shakh8210/
El Cheik826/
El Shiek823/
El Sheak821/
El Shech821/
El Shaik821/
El Sik8027/
El-Shiekh78959/
El-Shaikh78894/
El Shakhs78307/
El-Cheikh78193/
El-Sheykh7812/
El Shoukh786/
El Cheixh786/
El Shaick784/
El Cheich781/
El Chuikh781/
El Cheick781/
El-Sheick781/
El Shakhd781/
El Cheikk781/
El-Sheakh781/
El Shak7520/
El Chik751/
El Sakh751/
El-Scheich749/
El Shajakh741/
El Check7110/
El-Shiek719/
El Shiqq714/
El Shidq714/
El Shakk714/
El Shaij714/
El-Cheik713/
El Sahak711/
El-Sheck711/
El Cheyk711/
El Chaik711/
El Shakhova7024/
El Shaugh678/
El-Shakhs672/
El Zek671/
El-Chaikh671/
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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 Sheikh
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