Cheikhoun Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Cheikhoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Cheikhoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheikhoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheikhoun (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﺨﻮﻥ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheikhoun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheikhoun live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Cheikhoun is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania Cheikhoun is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheikhoun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheikhoun in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﺨﻮﻥ | shykhwn | - |
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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 Cheikhoun
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