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
The surname Chamekh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻣﺦ) is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamekh? popularity and diffusion
Chamekh is the 147,286th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,423,527 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chamekh reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb. Chamekh is also the 207,873rd most widespread given name world-wide, held by 1,412 people.
The surname Chamekh is most numerous in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,715 people, or 1 in 22,526. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Biskra Province, where 50 percent are found, Tébessa Province, where 12 percent are found and Tiaret Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Algeria this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 37 percent are found and Mauritania, where 2 percent are found.
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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