Chegh Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Chegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Chegh (12) may also be a first name.
Chegh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chegh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chegh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻚ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chegh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Chegh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Chegh reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chegh is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 12 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Chegh is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 88 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chegh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chegh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻚ | alshk | - |
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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 Chegh
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