Elshahir Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Elshahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elshahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080

Elshahir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elshahir is borne by more people in Sudan than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elshahir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Elshahir is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Elshahir live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Sudan, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,041,950. Barring Sudan Elshahir is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elshahier941/
Elsahir931/
Alshahir8814/
Elshaeir884/
Elshaheer82154/
Elshaer8024,196/
Elsaher80770/
Alsahir802/
Elshaaer75643/
Elshaeer75524/
Alshaher75314/
Alsaahir75191/
Elsha'er754/
Alssahir751/
Elsaer711/
Alshaer679,753/
Elzaher671,740/
Alsaher671,515/
Elchaer6754/
Eslsaer672/
Elsaeer672/
Elsaaer671/
Alshaeer63132/
Alshaaer6377/
Alsha'er6313/
Aelzaher634/
Alschaer631/
Elseuier631/
Alshaeyr631/
Elchaaer631/
Alsahaer631/
Alzohair631/
Alsayier631/
Alzahirh631/
Elsaeher630/
Holsehir630/
Eljaer575/
Alzeair532/
Elgiaer531/
Elzohere504/
Alsouier501/

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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 Elshahir
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