El Shiek Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

El Shiek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Shiek 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
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

El Shiek Last Name Facts

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

El Shiek is found most in Canada. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of El Shiek live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

El Shiek is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Nova Scotia, where 100 percent are found. Barring Canada this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 33 percent are found and Sudan, where 33 percent are found.

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 Shiekh944,543/
El Shik939/
El Shikh881,126/
El Shekh88677/
El Sheik8820/
El-Shiek889/
El Sheak881/
El Shaik881/
El Sik8627/
El Sheikh8219,054/
El-Shiekh82959/
El Shaikh82946/
El Sheakh82153/
El Shaick824/
El Sheekh821/
El Chik801/
El Sheiikh784/
El-Shikh75524/
El-Sheik75168/
El-Shekh75155/
El Check7510/
El Cheik756/
El Shiqq754/
El Shidq754/
El Chaik751/
El Cheyk751/
El-Sheck751/
El-Sheikh7110,000/
El-Shaikh71894/
El-Sheykh7112/
El Shoukh716/
El-Chiekh714/
El Cheick711/
El-Sheick711/
El Chuikh711/
El Cheikk711/
El Zek711/
El-Sheakh711/
El Saiq679/
El Seag677/
El Saig676/
El Zeek671/
El Shajakh671/
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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 Shiek
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