El Sher Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

El Sher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Sher 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
Syria851:227,0714,149
United Arab Emirates811:113,1149,693
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

El Sher (19) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Sher Demographics

El Sher Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 9 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

El Sher Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Sher has its highest incidence in Syria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 1,263,456th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of El Sher are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 53 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

The last name El Sher is most commonly used in Syria, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 227,071. In Syria El Sher is mostly found in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Besides Syria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 45 percent reside and Lebanon, where 6 percent reside.

El Sher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the El Sher surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

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 Seher934/
El Shear931/
El Ser92442/
El Shie8615/
El Shed869/
El Sheh861/
El Shey861/
El Shair80452/
El-Shear801/
El Shech801/
El Sahie801/
El Sir7753/
El Che7712/
El Set774/
El Sey771/
El Saheeh75184/
El Zeer711,862/
El Sahy71402/
El Sidh71214/
El Shit71135/
El Saha71122/
El Shaa7144/
El Shoa7136/
El Seed7127/
El Sair7122/
El Shih7116/
El Sied719/
El Seid715/
El Shehehy714/
El Shay714/
El Saih714/
El Zeir713/
El Sead712/
El Sohy711/
El Chej711/
El Shish67749/
El Shuha67275/
El Sa67122/
El Si6715/
El-Shair6713/
El Shuit6711/
El Cheij6710/
El Sitrh679/
El Shaia677/
El Sjayr674/
El Shaij674/
El-Sheha674/
El Shijj674/
El Chair673/
El Shays672/
El Shaya672/
El Shahy671/
El Saydh671/
El Shayp671/
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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 Sher
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