Checiu Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Checiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 375 | 1:53,541 | 6,600 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Checiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Checiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Checiu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Checiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 757,040th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Checiu are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
It is most frequently used in Romania, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 53,541. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Călărași County, where 49 percent live, Argeș County, where 16 percent live and Ialomița County, where 11 percent live. Aside from Romania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.
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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 Checiu
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