Cheihk Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Cheihk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Cheihk (59) may also be a first name.
Cheihk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheihk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cheihk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheihk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cheihk is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Cheihk live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most common first name in the world, held by 59 people.
The last name Cheihk is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 25 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 25 percent reside and Trarza Region, where 25 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 33 percent reside and Algeria, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheihk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheihk in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ | alshykh | - |
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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 Cheihk
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