Checker Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Barbados

Checker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. or offic. 'the checker,' one who checked accounts (1); compare Scorer (1). More probably, however, a maker of chess-boards.

John le Cheker, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Matthew Cheker, Close Rolls, 8 Edward I.

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Checker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1361:5,640,187135,419
Australia1301:207,65920,175
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
England271:2,063,63279,942
Barbados151:19,1631,043
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Checker (43) may also be a first name.

Checker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. or offic. 'the checker,' one who checked accounts (1); compare Scorer (1). More probably, however, a maker of chess-boards.

John le Cheker, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Matthew Cheker, Close Rolls, 8 Edward I. William Cheker, 1547: The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Checker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Checker (Hindi: चेकर, Marathi: चेकर) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Checker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 648,005th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. The last name Checker is mostly found in Asia, where 32 percent of Checker reside; 29 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 43 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 5,640,187. In India Checker is most common in: Delhi, where 49 percent live, Maharashtra, where 23 percent live and Haryana, where 7 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Checker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Checker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Checker surname expanded 693 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Checker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Checker last name are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.52% registered with the party.

Checker earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.61% more than the national average, earning $52,043 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheacker9313/
Checkert933/
Chaecker931/
Hecker9226,443/
Cheker92168/
Cecker922/
Checer921/
Chacker8689/
Chekere8673/
Heacker8664/
Heckerd8652/
Chicker8647/
Chocker8635/
Checher8632/
Heicker8630/
Chekker8616/
Cheiker865/
Heckerz864/
Chegker864/
Hiecker862/
Chekier861/
Heckerp861/
Chekeur861/
Cheaker861/
Heccker861/
Heckere861/
Heycker860/
Heker83159/
Ceker8392/
Hecer8349/
Heickert809/
Heckerdt806/
Cheykerd806/
Heckhert805/
Cieckier802/
Chekcher802/
Checcher801/
Heidcker801/
Tchekere801/
Chejkier801/
Chiekker801/
Cheicher801/
Heckerth801/
Heckeard800/
Chaker779,668/
Häcker774,138/
Chiker772,823/
Chekir772,010/
Hekker77653/
Choker77442/
Hicker77436/
Heiker77221/
Hekert77218/
Zecker77104/
Hekere7771/
Hekier7754/
Chekyr7740/
Cieker7736/
Chekre7724/
Heyker7724/
Hieker776/
Heeker774/
Heaker774/
Chyker774/
Cheqer772/
Chicer771/
Hetker771/
Heicer771/
Heccer771/
Cekier771/
Hegker770/
Cicker770/
Heckir770/
Zschecher7524/
Chekerova758/
Hiethcker750/
Chikere712,135/
Chequer711,130/
Chikeur71694/
Hekkert71579/
Chhoker71430/
Chakeur71205/
Höckert71203/
Chokeur7178/
Tchekre7172/
Häckert7168/
Heidker7160/
Ziecker7159/
Heijker7147/
Chokeir7146/
Chokier7127/
Chakker7123/
Chikker7119/
Czekier7118/
Chaiker7113/
Chokker7111/
Chaaker7110/
Hedåker7110/
Chekkir718/
Choicer716/
Chikher715/
Kheyker714/
Hecquer714/
Chiccer713/
Hoicker713/
Chakher712/
Chekhir712/
Khekker711/
Cheekjr711/
Cheicir711/
Chekire711/
Zeicker711/
Chechir711/
Heikher711/
Hekerdt711/
Tchecre711/
Haicker711/
Choiker711/
Chakeer711/
Cheqher711/
Heakert710/
Heskert710/
Heekert710/
Hetzker710/
Zeker67126/
Höker67103/
Häker6742/
Hecre6736/
Hiker6732/
Chaikerd6730/
Cyker6719/
Hyker6719/
Chaikere6718/
Ciker6717/
Hekre677/
Chojkier676/
Choykerd675/
Chaykerd675/
Cheichir674/
Chuykert674/
Chokkeur674/
Chuykerd674/
Chaikert674/
Chakkear673/
Cekir673/
Chikkere673/
Chhokker671/
Čeker671/
Chhikere671/
Chihkere671/
Zshicker671/
Cäker671/
Chekhreh671/
Chekhyor671/
Chikerre671/
Chequier671/
Chuikere671/
Chuikerd671/
Heikhert671/
Heiskerr670/

Checker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Checker in the Hindi language
चेकरcekara-
Checker in the Marathi language
चेकरcekara-

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