Chamekh Surname
Approximately 3,007 people bear this surname
Chamekh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,715 | 1:22,526 | 4,111 |
| Morocco | 1,125 | 1:30,645 | 4,894 |
| Mauritania | 53 | 1:77,262 | 5,142 |
| Tunisia | 48 | 1:12,721 | 2,096 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Chamekh (1,412) may also be a first name.
Chamekh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamekh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chamekh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻣﺦ) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Chamekh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamekh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 147,286th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,423,527 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chamekh are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Mahgreb. Chamekh is also the 207,873rd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,412 people.
The surname Chamekh is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,715 people, or 1 in 22,526. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Biskra Province, where 50 percent live, Tébessa Province, where 12 percent live and Tiaret Province, where 11 percent live. Besides Algeria it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 37 percent live and Mauritania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chamekh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamekh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺎﻣﺦ | shamkh | 95.56 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﺦ | alshamkh | 3.66 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻣﺨﺔ | alshamkht | 0.26 |
| ﺷﻤﺦ | shmkh | 0.26 |
| ﺷﺎﻣﺢ | shamh | 0.26 |
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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 Chamekh
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