Sheikh Salem Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Sheikh Salem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 11 | 1:413,532 | 12,017 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sheikh Salem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikh Salem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheikh Salem occurs more in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sheikh Salem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikh Salem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,307,654th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Sheikh Salem are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Levant.
This last name is most widely held in Palestine, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 413,532. In Palestine Sheikh Salem is mostly found in: Bethlehem Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Palestine this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Saleem | 96 | 2 | / |
| Shekh Salem | 96 | 1 | / |
| Sheikh Salim | 92 | 12 | / |
| Cheikh Salem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shaikh Salem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sheikh Salam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shaikh Saleem | 88 | 76 | / |
| Sheikh Isalam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shekh Salim | 87 | 22 | / |
| Sheikhsalim | 87 | 7 | / |
| Shek Saleem | 87 | 1 | / |
| Shaikh Salim | 83 | 10 | / |
| Shaikh Salam | 83 | 5 | / |
| Shaikh Salma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shekh Asalam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shekh Isalam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sheikh Aslam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shek Salam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sheksaleem | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shekhsalam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shaikh Salima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaikh Asalam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sheikh Issa Alim | 79 | 1 | / |
| Cheik Salim | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shiek Salim | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shekhasalim | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shekhasalam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shikh-Salim | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sheksalim | 76 | 1 | / |
| Shaikh Aslam | 75 | 28 | / |
| Shekhasaloma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shekha Aslam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shekhaasalam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shekhasalama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheikhoeslami | 72 | 1 | / |
| Shakhssalim | 70 | 2 | / |
| Shaykhslam | 64 | 7 | / |
| Sheekh Aslaameay | 64 | 1 | / |
| Shawky Selim | 58 | 1 | / |
| Chicaisa Lema | 56 | 12 | / |
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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 Sheikh Salem
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