El Shikh Surname

329,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El Shikh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Shikh 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
Egypt1,0981:83,7307,421
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

El Shikh Last Name Facts

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

El Shikh is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 329,243rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,472,066 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of El Shikh reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

It is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,098 people, or 1 in 83,730. Beside Egypt this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 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 Sheikh9419,054/
El Shiekh944,543/
El Shaikh94946/
El Shik939/
El Shekh88677/
El-Shikh88524/
El Sheik8820/
El Shiek883/
El Shaik881/
El Sik8627/
El-Sheikh8210,000/
El-Shiekh82959/
El-Shaikh82894/
El Sheakh82153/
El Shaick824/
El Sheekh821/
El Chuikh821/
El Chik801/
El-Sheik75168/
El-Shekh75155/
El-Shiek759/
El Cheik756/
El Shiqq754/
El Shidq754/
El Shaij754/
El Sheak751/
El Chaik751/
El Shech751/
El-Cheikh71193/
El-Sheykh7112/
El Cheixh716/
El-Sheakh711/
El-Chaikh711/
El Cheikk711/
El Cheick711/
El Cheich711/
El-Sheick711/
El-Scheich679/
El Saiq679/
El Saig676/
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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 Shikh
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