Chamkh Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chamkh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Chamkh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chamkh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chamkh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻣﺦ) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chamkh.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamkh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chamkh is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Chamkh is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Chamkh reside; 63 percent reside in North Africa and 63 percent reside in Mahgreb.
Chamkh is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 8,619,025. Outside of Morocco this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside and Algeria, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamk | 91 | 4 | / |
| Khamkh | 83 | 22 | / |
| Chamke | 83 | 21 | / |
| Chamch | 83 | 5 | / |
| Chamgh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hasmkh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chamhs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamk | 80 | 8 | / |
| Camk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chamche | 77 | 29 | / |
| Chaymek | 77 | 20 | / |
| Chaimek | 77 | 15 | / |
| Tchamke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chhamke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamke | 73 | 223 | / |
| Zhamk | 73 | 99 | / |
| Khamk | 73 | 70 | / |
| Chamg | 73 | 27 | / |
| Hamhd | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hamch | 73 | 9 | / |
| Chemk | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chamc | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hamks | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hamhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zamkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jamkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamkq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Camck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chamková | 71 | 55 | / |
| Chamkova | 71 | 11 | / |
| Tchamche | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tschamke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chaimeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamcke | 67 | 34 | / |
| Haamke | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chaemc | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khamch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haamhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hammck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khamke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jahamk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hammch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cohmgh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heamke | 67 | 0 | / |
Chamkh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chamkh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺎﻣﺦ | shamkh | - |
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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 Chamkh
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