Cheh Surname

232,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Cheh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia8561:34,4562,912
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Cameroon1731:120,05213,748
Russia1141:1,264,23791,134
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Liberia731:60,3915,286
Singapore561:98,3524,171
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
England51:11,143,612252,590
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
China41:341,830,39216,990
Djibouti41:228,733966
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cheh (1,848) may also be a first name.

Cheh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cheh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺢ, Hindi: चेह) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cheh.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cheh is the 232,743rd most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,202,737 people. Cheh is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Cheh are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 177,390th most numerous first name in the world, held by 1,848 people.

This surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 856 people, or 1 in 34,456. In Malaysia Cheh is mostly found in: Selangor, where 45 percent live, Johor, where 12 percent live and Perak, where 8 percent live. Other than Malaysia it exists in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.

Cheh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cheh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 19,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cheh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Jewish (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Cheh last name are 7.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Cheh earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 49.08% more than the national average, earning $64,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.26% more than the national average, earning $60,245 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chieh89702/
Chech89646/
Chesh89129/
Chedh8977/
Cheph8917/
Cheuh898/
Cheih898/
Cherh895/
Cheht893/
Ch'eh891/
Che86827,744/
Heh86916/
Cheech8046/
Cheich8040/
Cheehy8035/
Chehes8020/
Chehys8018/
Chheph8012/
Chehed808/
Chieha808/
Checht806/
Chesht805/
Cheash805/
Chehyi804/
Cheach803/
Cheych802/
Cheheh802/
Chechh801/
Chehtz801/
Cheish801/
Chesph801/
Chetth801/
Chedph801/
Cheedh801/
Cheesh801/
Chehee801/
Chehha801/
Chea75240,026/
Chee7546,776/
Chey7518,453/
Chet754,347/
Cher754,187/
Chie753,212/
Chih752,490/
Chez751,611/
Ches751,397/
Cheu751,131/
Hesh75729/
Chep75592/
Ched75540/
Chei75352/
Chej75171/
Chha75120/
Chhe75118/
Hehs7597/
Chhi7577/
Hedh7576/
Herh7569/
Chyh7539/
Chhy7525/
Heih7515/
Cheć7514/
Hieh7510/
Hehd755/
Cheţ754/
Hehh753/
Hehz753/
Heuh752/
Chje752/
Chge751/
Hche751/
Hejh751/
Chée751/
Cheś751/
Cheț751/
Chhj751/
Chjh751/
Jheh751/
Heyh751/
Hgeh751/
Hehp751/
Chehova73225/
Chehaia7363/
Chehowa732/
Chehaya732/
Cheshch731/
Chheeph731/
Chheeth731/
Cheesth731/
Cheehph731/
He6718,764,180/
Chhay678,837/
Chich673,222/
Chess673,033/
Chhet672,498/
Cheer671,628/
Chhuy671,377/
Chhih671,062/
Cheat67758/
Chhoa67752/
Chije67634/
Chish67593/
Cheaz67371/
Chest67345/
Cheap67311/
Chiea67265/
Cheas67206/
Chihe67176/
Chher67169/
Cheij67164/
Chhea67163/
Heesh67147/
Chych67145/
Chhit67144/
Cheyz67138/
Cherr67135/
Chhoy67132/
Heedh67128/
Chhai67107/
Heihs67102/
Cheis6796/
Cheae6778/
Chhed6774/
Cheys6770/
Chedd6762/
Chișe6762/
Chepp6760/
Chaih6743/
Chees6740/
Chețe6740/
Chett6739/
Chhoi6734/
Chheu6733/
Chead6732/
Cheet6726/
Cheid6726/
Kheyh6726/
Cheit6725/
Cheey6723/
Kheeh6722/
Cheep6721/
Cheez6719/
Chysh6717/
Cheyt6717/
Chahy6716/
Cheed6716/
Heehs6715/
Cheța6714/
Chuih6713/
Heish6712/
Chhee6712/
Chets6712/
Heaph679/
Hechh679/
Chhey679/
Choih678/
Chiey678/
Chuhy677/
Hcher677/
Hesht677/
Cheșa677/
Chhip676/
Hehyi676/
Hehys676/
Chhui675/
Cheiz675/
Heash674/
Chhaa674/
Hetsh674/
Chhha673/
Heshh673/
Chiej673/
Chjth673/
Chejs672/
Cheip672/
Chhei672/
Hehrr672/
Hehes672/
Cheea672/
Chesr672/
Hehts672/
Heddh672/
Hehed672/
Chhjj672/
Chesp671/
Chhaj671/
Chhge671/
Chhid671/
Heths671/
Heeht671/
Hehha671/
Heahe671/
Hichh671/
Het'h671/
Heïth671/
Hedsh671/
Chyph671/
Chedz671/
Cheee671/
Cheić671/
Cheyd671/
Chezz671/
Chayh671/
Chohy671/
Chihs671/
Heydh671/
Hedth671/
Hehep671/
Heidh670/
Hessh670/
Heyhd670/
Heeph670/

Cheh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cheh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﺢalshh-
Cheh in the Hindi language
चेहceha-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cheh
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