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
The surname Cheihk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cheihk.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheihk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Cheihk occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Cheihk reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Cheihk is also the 1,282,666th most common given name in the world, held by 59 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 25 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 25 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 25 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 33 percent are found and Algeria, where 11 percent are found.
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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