Family name الشحات (الشحات 
, Elshahat 
) , across the world, is a common surname. The surname الشحات is habitual in Egypt, where it is quite a common surname, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Kuwait. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Much less frequently, الشحات is the forename as well as the last name.
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| الشحات | Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya, Iraq |
| Elshahat | Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait |
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اكرامى الشحات Egyptian footballer, EG (b. 1954) |
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عبد المنعم الشحات Egyptian politician, EG (b. 1970) |
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| محمد الشحات Egyptian general, EG (b. 1941) |
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ندى الشحات Egyptian writer, EG |
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| الشحات مبروك Egyptian actor, EG (b. 1959) |
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| الشحات أنور EG (b. 1950) |
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| حسين الشحات Egyptian association football player, EG (b. 1991) |
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| أحمد الشحات Egyptian dissident, EG |
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| عمرو الشحات EG (b. 1995) |
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