Chamegh Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Chamegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 162 | 1:1,093,474 | 45,309 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Chamegh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamegh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chamegh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﺦ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamegh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chamegh is the 1,353,468th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chamegh live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 1,093,474. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 93 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 1 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamegh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chamekh | 86 | 3,007 | / |
| Cammegh | 86 | 24 | / |
| Chemegh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khamegh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shamegh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hameg | 83 | 1,465 | / |
| Cameg | 83 | 14 | / |
| Tchamekh | 80 | 26 | / |
| Chameukh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chamekhe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chamegue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chammekh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chamek | 77 | 783 | / |
| Samegh | 77 | 30 | / |
| Chamec | 77 | 24 | / |
| Chomeg | 77 | 12 | / |
| Chamig | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chamex | 77 | 3 | / |
| Khameg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chemeg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamegh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hammeg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chameckhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamekh | 71 | 2,687 | / |
| Chamikh | 71 | 206 | / |
| Khomegh | 71 | 128 | / |
| Chamiec | 71 | 85 | / |
| Chaymek | 71 | 20 | / |
| Chaimek | 71 | 15 | / |
| Tsamegh | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chameck | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chemekh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chaumek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamigh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chameke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamekch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chammek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cahamig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchamek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sameegh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schamek | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hamek | 67 | 1,367 | / |
| Chamikhe | 67 | 171 | / |
| Chaemmek | 67 | 148 | / |
| Hamex | 67 | 115 | / |
| Hamig | 67 | 67 | / |
| Camek | 67 | 55 | / |
| Chaumeix | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tchameke | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chamique | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hamec | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sameg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jameg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Camig | 67 | 2 | / |
| Camec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchamike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schameck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaimeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemmekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hameq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaimiec | 67 | 1 | / |
Chamegh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamegh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﺦ | alshamkh | - |
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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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- 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 Chamegh
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