Cheiheb Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Cheiheb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheiheb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Cheiheb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cheiheb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻬﺐ) is most common in Mauritania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheiheb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cheiheb is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Cheiheb occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheiheb are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 454,985. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 89 percent are found and Guidimagha Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Mauritania it is found in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheieb923/
Chaiheb867/
Chehieb864/
Cheihab861/
Cheyheb861/
Cheihib861/
Chieb831,638/
Cheib8381/
Chehab775,705/
Scheib775,380/
Chaieb775,239/
Schieb77930/
Chijeb7766/
Cheipe7717/
Zcheib776/
Cheife776/
Scheeb775/
Cheyeb775/
Chuieb774/
Heiphe771/
Cheiab771/
Cheief771/
Heib732,320/
Ceib731/
Ceeb731/
Chouieb71842/
Chaihab71317/
Scheipe7153/
Tschieb7142/
Scheibz7117/
Chhoyeb718/
Cheippe716/
Shheieb716/
Chehahb714/
Sheihab712/
Chhayeb711/
Cheuhep711/
Chaihib711/
Chaiebt711/
Scheibt711/
Shaiheb711/
Chauieb711/
Cheiffe711/
Chehape711/
Ch'heib711/
Chaib6763,095/
Hejib67569/
Sheeb67170/
Cheif67139/
Sheib67119/
Heibø67101/
Cheab6778/
Choeb6768/
Heiob6744/
Hejeb6744/
Chaeb6722/
Cheep6721/
Cheef6715/
Choib6715/
Shieb6713/
Heipe6712/
Heejb6712/
Cheiv6710/
Ceipe6710/
Heife678/
Shaiheeb676/
Cheiw673/
Cheev673/
Heibs673/
Kheeb672/
Heibt672/
Khieb672/
Cheip672/
Shuiheeb672/
Caieb672/
Cheub671/
Heyeb671/
Hjeib671/
Kheib671/
Chyeb671/
Keieb671/
Heiab671/
Chueb671/
Ceibs671/
Seihb671/
Scieb670/
Sceib670/
Schaioeb670/

Cheiheb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cheiheb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻬﺐalshyhb-

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