Sheikhoun Surname
Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname
Sheikhoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,129 | 1:81,431 | 7,252 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Lebanon | 20 | 1:281,854 | 9,826 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Sheikhoun Demographics
Sheikhoun Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sheikhoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheikhoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheikhoun occurs most in Egypt. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheikhoun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 312,624th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,057,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sheikhoun are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
Sheikhoun is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,129 people, or 1 in 81,431. Apart from Egypt it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 4 percent live and Lebanon, where 2 percent live.
Sheikhoun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sheikhoun last name is chiefly Shiite (85%) in Lebanon.
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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 Sheikhoun
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