Checheni Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Checheni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Checheni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Checheni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Checheni Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Checheni (Russian: Чечени) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Checheni? popularity and diffusion

Checheni is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Checheni live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Checheni is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It is also found in Georgia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Checheniy942/
Khecheni8884/
Checheny882/
Chechini882/
Chechene881/
Checkeni880/
Checchini82380/
Chichenyi821/
Chekeni8072/
Kecheni802/
Cheqeni801/
Khechini75215/
Chichini7535/
Checkini752/
Khechene752/
Chekenyi751/
Chichene751/
Chekhini751/
Chickeni751/
Chekeeni751/
Chikheni751/
Cecene71153/
Chicchini7156/
Cekeni714/
Chekini67408/
Kicheni6752/
Chikkeenai674/
Ceccini674/
Kechini671/
Qhekeni671/
Chikeni671/

Checheni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Checheni in the Russian language
Чечениceceni-

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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 Checheni
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