El Shiekh Surname

103,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

El Shiekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Shiekh 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
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Egypt1,3731:66,9606,238
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

El Shiekh Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Shiekh is more frequently found in Sudan than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of El Shiekh.

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

This last name is the 103,490th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,604,126 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of El Shiekh live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 92 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname El Shiekh is most prevalent in Sudan, where it is held by 2,800 people, or 1 in 13,396. Without taking into account Sudan El Shiekh exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 30 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 8 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 Shikh941,126/
El Shekh94677/
El Shiek943/
El Sheikh8919,054/
El-Shiekh89959/
El Shaikh89946/
El Sheakh89153/
El Sheekh891/
El Shik889/
El Sheiikh844/
El-Shikh82524/
El-Shekh82155/
El Sheik8220/
El-Shiek829/
El Shaik821/
El Sheak821/
El Sik8027/
El-Sheikh7810,000/
El-Shaikh78894/
El-Sheykh7812/
El Shoukh786/
El Shaick784/
El-Chiekh784/
El Chuikh781/
El-Sheakh781/
El Chik751/
El Shajakh741/
El-Sheik71168/
El Check7110/
El Cheik716/
El Shaij714/
El Shiqq714/
El Shidq714/
El-Sheck711/
El Cheyk711/
El Chaik711/
El-Cheikh67193/
El Shaugh678/
El Cheixh676/
El-Saiegh674/
El Cheich671/
El Cheick671/
El Cheikk671/
El-Chaikh671/
El Zek671/
El-Sheick671/
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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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  • 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 Shiekh
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