Ben Chekroun Surname
Approximately 941 people bear this surname
Ben Chekroun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 920 | 1:37,474 | 6,047 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Ben Chekroun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben Chekroun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ben Chekroun (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻜﺮﻭﻥ) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ben Chekroun.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Chekroun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 379,286th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,744,470 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ben Chekroun are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Mahgreb.
This surname is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 920 people, or 1 in 37,474. Barring Morocco it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chekroune | 96 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Chekroun | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ben Checroun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Chekroune | 88 | 1 | / |
| bin Jekrun | 73 | 2 | / |
| bin Jikrun | 64 | 13 | / |
| bin Jikron | 64 | 3 | / |
| bin Zikrun | 64 | 1 | / |
| bin Jikran | 55 | 3 | / |
| bin Hikram | 55 | 1 | / |
| bin Zikran | 55 | 1 | / |
Ben Chekroun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Chekroun in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻜﺮﻭﻥ | shkrwn | 50 |
| ﺑﻨﺸﻘﺮﻭﻥ | bnshqrwn | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Chekroun
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