Cheikhna Surname

282,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Cheikhna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheikhna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1,3491:3,035372
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Cheïkhna (1) are calculated separately.

Cheikhna (13,868) may also be a first name.

Cheikhna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cheikhna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﺨﻨﺎ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Cheïkhna. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheikhna? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cheikhna is the 282,448th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,338,861 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Cheikhna live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Cheikhna is also the 48,950th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 13,868 people.

The surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 1,349 people, or 1 in 3,035. In Mauritania Cheikhna is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 54 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 7 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 0 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Cheikhna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cheikhna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﻴﺨﻨﺎshykhna57.67
ﺷﻴﺨﻦshykhn40.61
ﺷﻴﺨﻨﻪshykhnh0.57
ﺷﺨﻨﺎshkhna0.29
ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺨﻦalshykhn0.19
ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦalshykh0.1
ﺷﻴﺤﻨﺎshyhna0.06
ﺷﻴﺨﺎshykha0.03
ﺷﻴﺨﻨﺎﻩshykhnah0.03
ﺳﻴﺨﻨﺎsykhna0.03
ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺨﻨﻪalshykhnh0.03
ﺷﻴﺠﻨﺎshyjna0.03
ﺷﻴﻘﻮﻧﺎshyqwna0.03
ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺨﻨﺎalshykhna0.03
ﺷﻴﺨﺎﻥshykhan0.03

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Footnotes

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