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 surname Chegh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻚ) is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chegh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chegh is the 4,307,654th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Chegh live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chegh is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 88 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
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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