Cheikhouna Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Cheikhouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 71 | 1:57,674 | 4,094 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Cheïkhouna (11) are calculated separately.
Cheikhouna (3,948) may also be a first name.
Cheikhouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheikhouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cheikhouna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﺨﻮﻧﺎ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Cheïkhouna. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheikhouna? popularity and diffusion
Cheikhouna is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Cheikhouna live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Cheikhouna is also the 111,335th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 3,948 people.
It is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 57,674. In Mauritania Cheikhouna is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 72 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheikhouna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheikhouna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﺨﻮﻧﺎ | shykhwna | 32.14 |
| ﺷﻴﺨﻮﻧﻪ | shykhwnh | 26.79 |
| ﺷﻴﺨﻨﺎ | shykhna | 23.21 |
| ﺷﻴﺨﻮﻥ | shykhwn | 16.07 |
| ﺳﻴﺨﻮﻥ | sykhwn | 1.79 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cheikhouna
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