Ben Chekir Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ben Chekir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Ben Chekir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben Chekir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ben Chekir is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Chekir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 125 percent of Ben Chekir reside; 125 percent reside in North Africa and 125 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The surname Ben Chekir is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,657,888. Not including Algeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Tunisia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chakir | 90 | 4 | / |
| Ben Zekir | 84 | 8 | / |
| Ben Chiker | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ben Sechir | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ben Chaker | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ben Sekhir | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ben Sekeir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ben Zejkir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ben Chakeur | 76 | 2 | / |
| Ben Keker | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Shikir | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Secher | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Jikir | 63 | 12 | / |
| bin Sikir | 63 | 9 | / |
| bin Kiker | 63 | 6 | / |
| bin Zikir | 63 | 4 | / |
| bin Gikir | 63 | 2 | / |
| bin Zaikir | 60 | 3 | / |
| bin Saikir | 60 | 2 | / |
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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 Ben Chekir
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