Chechiu Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Chechiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 16 | 1:222,586 | 20,292 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Chechiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chechiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chechiu is found most frequently in Moldova. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chechiu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Chechiu is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Chechiu are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Moldova, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 222,586. In Moldova it is mostly concentrated in: Chișinău Municipality, where 56 percent live, Călărași District, where 38 percent live and Ialoveni District, where 6 percent live. Besides Moldova Chechiu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent live and Romania, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheuchieu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chichiu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chiochiu | 80 | 179 | / |
| Chischiu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chekhiou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chuychiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chişchiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jechiu | 77 | 1,042 | / |
| Zechiu | 77 | 97 | / |
| Cheqiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Checheyou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chesoiu | 71 | 28 | / |
| Zechieu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chekiou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hichiou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchetcheou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheekiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seachiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gicheiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sechiua | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zeuchieu | 67 | 59 | / |
| Heqiu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Hejiu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hexiu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chekioui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chessieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caichiua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sechehou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketchius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hecyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhachyu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chechiu
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