Acheikh Surname
Approximately 872 people bear this surname
Acheikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Acheïkh (1) are calculated separately.
Acheikh (2,485) may also be a first name.
Acheikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Acheikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Acheikh is borne by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Acheïkh. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Acheikh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Acheikh is the 402,505th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,357,277 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Acheikh live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. Acheikh is also the 148,129th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,485 people.
The last name Acheikh is most commonly held in Chad, where it is held by 867 people, or 1 in 15,677. Apart from Chad this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Acheikh
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