Cheibou Surname
Approximately 608 people bear this surname
Cheibou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 430 | 1:44,633 | 2,318 |
| Cameroon | 96 | 1:216,344 | 21,934 |
| Mauritania | 72 | 1:56,873 | 4,043 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Cheïbou (5) are calculated separately.
Cheibou (320) may also be a first name.
Cheibou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheibou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheibou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﺒﻮ) is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Cheïbou. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheibou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 531,574th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheibou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Cheibou is also the 490,671st most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 320 people.
The surname Cheibou is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 430 people, or 1 in 44,633. In Niger Cheibou is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 25 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 18 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger Cheibou occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and Mauritania, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheibou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheibou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﺒﻮ | shybw | 50 |
| ﺷﻴﺐ | shyb | 34.78 |
| ﺍﺷﻴﺒﻮ | ashybw | 6.52 |
| ﺍﺷﻴﺐ | ashyb | 6.52 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺐ | alshyb | 2.17 |
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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 Cheibou
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