Cheikhna Surname
Approximately 1,365 people bear this surname
Cheikhna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1,349 | 1:3,035 | 372 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheïkhna | 96 | 1 | / |
| Cheikkhna | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cheikhena | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cheikna | 93 | 36 | / |
| Chekhna | 93 | 3 | / |
| Cheikhne | 88 | 105 | / |
| Cheikhné | 88 | 52 | / |
| Cheickna | 88 | 46 | / |
| Cheichna | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cheihkna | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chikna | 86 | 22 | / |
| Chekna | 86 | 10 | / |
| Cheikhene | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiknas | 80 | 19 | / |
| Chekhno | 80 | 11 | / |
| Checkna | 80 | 11 | / |
| Cheikne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chekhne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cheknas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cheicna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chikhne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiekna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chékhna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chichna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheikné | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chetkna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chekhni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cikna | 77 | 18 | / |
| Hekna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hikna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chekhnyi | 75 | 20 | / |
| Chaichna | 75 | 17 | / |
| Cheïkhne | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chekhniy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cheickne | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cheihkne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchekgna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tcheknga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikenna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chikne | 71 | 598 | / |
| Heijna | 71 | 64 | / |
| Chikni | 71 | 27 | / |
| Chejna | 71 | 16 | / |
| Heikne | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chakna | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chaiyokna | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tchikhnou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Cichna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cihhna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Checna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chikno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chykna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaiachna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaieknat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khikna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ciechna | 67 | 50 | / |
| Chitkni | 67 | 46 | / |
| Chakhno | 67 | 27 | / |
| Heykena | 67 | 15 | / |
| Czichna | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chykhno | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chaknat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chaikne | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaknna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chhakna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khechna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hekhner | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chachna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhekhno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khikhni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikkni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiquna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heikner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciachna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chechno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heiknot | 67 | 0 | / |
| Czechna | 67 | 0 | / |
Cheikhna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheikhna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﺨﻨﺎ | shykhna | 57.67 |
| ﺷﻴﺨﻦ | shykhn | 40.61 |
| ﺷﻴﺨﻨﻪ | shykhnh | 0.57 |
| ﺷﺨﻨﺎ | shkhna | 0.29 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺨﻦ | alshykhn | 0.19 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ | alshykh | 0.1 |
| ﺷﻴﺤﻨﺎ | shyhna | 0.06 |
| ﺷﻴﺨﺎ | shykha | 0.03 |
| ﺷﻴﺨﻨﺎﻩ | shykhnah | 0.03 |
| ﺳﻴﺨﻨﺎ | sykhna | 0.03 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺨﻨﻪ | alshykhnh | 0.03 |
| ﺷﻴﺠﻨﺎ | shyjna | 0.03 |
| ﺷﻴﻘﻮﻧﺎ | shyqwna | 0.03 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺨﻨﺎ | alshykhna | 0.03 |
| ﺷﻴﺨﺎﻥ | shykhan | 0.03 |
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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 Cheikhna
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