Chegha Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Chegha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Chegha (12) may also be a first name.
Chegha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chegha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chegha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻖ, Hindi: चेघा) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chegha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Chegha is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chegha live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Chegha is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chegha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chegha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻖ | alshq | - |
| Chegha in the Hindi language | ||
| चेघा | cegha | - |
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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
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- 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 Chegha
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