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 occurs in Chad more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Acheïkh. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Acheikh? popularity and diffusion
Acheikh is the 402,505th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,357,277 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Acheikh are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 148,129th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,485 people.
The surname Acheikh is most widely held in Chad, where it is held by 867 people, or 1 in 15,677. Outside of Chad this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
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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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