El Shiek Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
El Shiek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
El Shiek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Shiek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name El Shiek is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name El Shiek? popularity and diffusion
El Shiek is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of El Shiek are found; 67 percent are found in North Africa and 67 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
El Shiek is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada El Shiek is most common in: Nova Scotia, where 100 percent reside. Other than Canada it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 33 percent reside and Sudan, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Shiekh | 94 | 4,543 | / |
| El Shik | 93 | 9 | / |
| El Shikh | 88 | 1,126 | / |
| El Shekh | 88 | 677 | / |
| El Sheik | 88 | 20 | / |
| El-Shiek | 88 | 9 | / |
| El Sheak | 88 | 1 | / |
| El Shaik | 88 | 1 | / |
| El Sik | 86 | 27 | / |
| El Sheikh | 82 | 19,054 | / |
| El-Shiekh | 82 | 959 | / |
| El Shaikh | 82 | 946 | / |
| El Sheakh | 82 | 153 | / |
| El Shaick | 82 | 4 | / |
| El Sheekh | 82 | 1 | / |
| El Chik | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Sheiikh | 78 | 4 | / |
| El-Shikh | 75 | 524 | / |
| El-Sheik | 75 | 168 | / |
| El-Shekh | 75 | 155 | / |
| El Check | 75 | 10 | / |
| El Cheik | 75 | 6 | / |
| El Shiqq | 75 | 4 | / |
| El Shidq | 75 | 4 | / |
| El Chaik | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Cheyk | 75 | 1 | / |
| El-Sheck | 75 | 1 | / |
| El-Sheikh | 71 | 10,000 | / |
| El-Shaikh | 71 | 894 | / |
| El-Sheykh | 71 | 12 | / |
| El Shoukh | 71 | 6 | / |
| El-Chiekh | 71 | 4 | / |
| El Cheick | 71 | 1 | / |
| El-Sheick | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Chuikh | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Cheikk | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Zek | 71 | 1 | / |
| El-Sheakh | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Saiq | 67 | 9 | / |
| El Seag | 67 | 7 | / |
| El Saig | 67 | 6 | / |
| El Zeek | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Shajakh | 67 | 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
- 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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