El Sheikhan Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
El Sheikhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
El Sheikhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Sheikhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname El Sheikhan occurs in Syria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name El Sheikhan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Sheikhan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Levant.
The last name El Sheikhan is most frequent in Syria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,754,638. In Syria El Sheikhan is most common in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Other than Syria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 7 percent reside and Lebanon, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Sheikhoun | 87 | 1 | / |
| El Sekham | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Shakan | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Sakhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Sakan | 74 | 1,007 | / |
| El Shadkham | 73 | 29 | / |
| El Shajan | 70 | 397 | / |
| El Sakaan | 70 | 200 | / |
| El Chakham | 67 | 9 | / |
| El Sajjan | 60 | 183 | / |
| El Soujan | 60 | 50 | / |
| El Saqaan | 60 | 9 | / |
| El-Sakaan | 60 | 8 | / |
| El Sacaan | 60 | 1 | / |
| El-Saskaan | 57 | 3 | / |
| El Shakasim | 55 | 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
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- 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 Sheikhan
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