Ceikh Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ceikh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
Ceikh (18) may also be a first name.
Ceikh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ceikh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ceikh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ) is found most frequently in Algeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ceikh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ceikh live; 71 percent live in North Africa and 71 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 18 people.
The surname Ceikh is most common in Algeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,726,310. In Algeria it is most common in: Tamanghasset Province, where 80 percent are found and El Bayadh Province, where 20 percent are found. Beside Algeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 29 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ceikh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ceikh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ | alshykh | - |
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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 Ceikh
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