Cheghar Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Cheghar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
Cheghar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheghar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheghar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻜﺎﺭ) is found most frequently in Algeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheghar? popularity and diffusion
Cheghar is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheghar are found; 50 percent are found in North Africa and 50 percent are found in Mahgreb.
This surname is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 12,877,184. Besides Algeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheghar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheghar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻜﺎﺭ | shkar | - |
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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 Cheghar
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