Elsheikh Surname

4,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Elsheikh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elsheikh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan86,2411:43549
Egypt34,8701:2,637362
Saudi Arabia5,6451:5,466753
Libya4,2581:1,466418
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
United Arab Emirates1551:59,1115,794
Qatar1471:16,0411,752
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Israel731:117,22812,979
Australia521:519,14839,018
Canada511:722,46357,796
England461:1,211,26256,182
Ireland221:214,0438,362
France201:3,321,136213,627
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Oman61:614,6626,082
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Elsheikh (6,787) may also be a first name.

Elsheikh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elsheikh is most common in Sudan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elsheikh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,264th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,188 people. Elsheikh occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Elsheikh reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 79,174th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 6,787 people.

This last name is most widespread in Sudan, where it is borne by 86,241 people, or 1 in 435. Besides Sudan it occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 26 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live.

Elsheikh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elsheikh last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Elsheikh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.93% less than the national average, earning R 61,956 per year; in United States they earn 4.14% more than the national average, earning $44,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.41% less than the national average, earning $44,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El'sheikh941/
Elsheiekh941/
Elshikh9322,638/
Elshekh938,179/
Elsheik93554/
Elseikh934/
Elshiekh8846,440/
Alsheikh8831,004/
Elshaikh8822,082/
Elsheakh88896/
Elsheekh88754/
Elsheykh889/
Elsheike885/
Elshickh882/
Elshekhh881/
Elsheigh881/
Elsheich881/
Elshek86459/
Elshik86433/
Elsekh864/
Alesheikh8210/
Elshaiekh824/
Alscheikh821/
Halsheikh821/
El'sheekh821/
Elshayekh821/
Alshikh8011,533/
Alshekh804,092/
Elshakh802,960/
Elshiek80480/
Elsheak80338/
Elshike80153/
Elshykh80153/
Elshihk80122/
Alsheik8062/
Elshick8029/
Elschik8029/
Elschek8026/
Elshaik8016/
Elcheik8012/
Elsheck804/
Ilseikh804/
Elshehk804/
Elsheke804/
Elhshik801/
Elchekh801/
Elshaek801/
Yelshik801/
Elsheek801/
Elsik77402/
Elsek7744/
Alshaikh7533,374/
Alshiekh759,335/
Elshakhs75282/
Alsheakh75209/
Alsheekh75173/
Elschich758/
Elchikhe754/
Eleshisk754/
Elshaiek754/
Elshaigh754/
Elshaukh754/
Alsheykh751/
Aleshekh751/
Elshiehk751/
Alsheihk751/
Alshsikh751/
Elshakhe751/
Alshek71422/
Alshik71317/
Elshak71279/
Aleshaikh71241/
Yelsik7144/
Elsigk7134/
Elecik7127/
Elsick719/
Elseek719/
Alesheykh714/
Alshaiekh714/
Elchek713/
Elezik712/
Jelsik712/
Elzhik711/
Elszik711/
Aalshaikh711/
Elschieck711/
Alsikh711/
Elshig711/
Elsedk711/
Helsik710/
Alshaik67302/
Alshakh67242/
Alshiek67156/
Elshouk67122/
Oleshek6778/
Gelsick6729/
Yilshik6722/
Elschig6720/
Holshek6715/
Alsheek6712/
Elcheck678/
Alsiekh676/
Alshihk675/
Elscheková674/
Elhsiek674/
Alseekh673/
Ellchik673/
Elshake672/
Alsheak672/
Oleshik671/
Aleshik671/
Jelsick671/
Helzhek671/
Elchich671/
Ellsick671/
Elsayek671/
Gilshik671/
Helseke671/
Elshack671/
Elsaick671/
Alschik671/
Alsheiq671/
Elsiekt671/
Jelshak671/
Elshagh671/
Elshaqe671/
Elchick670/
Elesick670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elsheikh
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