El Shih Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Shih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Shih 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
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439

El Shih Last Name Facts

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

El Shih is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of El Shih.

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

The last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname El Shih occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of El Shih are found; 56 percent are found in North Africa and 56 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 10,215,084. Barring Egypt this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 44 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 Shish93749/
El Shit86135/
El Shie8615/
El Saih864/
El Sheh861/
El Si8315/
El Shuha80275/
El Shuit8011/
El Shaia807/
El Shijj804/
El Shaij804/
El Sahie801/
El Shech801/
El Shahy801/
El Sai77154/
El Sid77147/
El Sis771/
El Sit771/
El Zih771/
El Saheeh75184/
El Shouhy7518/
El Cheich751/
El Said7130,301/
El Sahy71402/
El Sidh71214/
El Sher71182/
El Saha71122/
El Chai7175/
El Shaa7144/
El Shoa7136/
El Shed719/
El-Scheich719/
El Sied719/
El Sitt716/
El Seid715/
El Shay714/
El Shehehy714/
El Sais714/
El Siss712/
El Sohy711/
El Shey711/
El Shahaid711/
El Sa67122/
El Zi6714/
El Cheij6710/
El Seher674/
El-Sheha674/
El Shays672/
El Shaya672/
El Saydh671/
El Chaid671/
El Shayp671/
El Saaid671/
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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 Shih
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