Cheetah Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Cheetah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheetah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran461:1,669,18563,826
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Cheetah (74) may also be a first name.

Cheetah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cheetah occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheetah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Cheetah are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Cheetah is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 74 people.

The last name Cheetah is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,669,185. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Khuzestan Province, where 70 percent live, Tehran Province, where 26 percent live and Golestan Province, where 2 percent live. Excluding Iran Cheetah exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 2 percent live and Cambodia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheetoh8626/
Cheyyeta806/
Cheuta7737/
Chieta7721/
Heitah776/
Cheota773/
Hietah771/
Chiaeetta751/
Chehata71767/
Cheutai7141/
Hihetah7129/
Chaheta714/
Chehita714/
Chietta714/
Chietoh712/
Cheutho712/
Chiheta711/
Chiesta711/
Hietach710/
Hieta678,064/
Geeta673,093/
Chehaita678/
Chahetta672/
Chehayta671/
Chihotah671/
Chiehtai671/

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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 Cheetah
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