Where Does The Last Name Cheikna Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Cheikna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﺨﻨﺎ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheikna? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Cheikna is the 3,274,477^th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Cheikna is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Cheikna reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 308,550^th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 716 people.

It is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 170,619. In Mauritania Cheikna is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 83 percent are found, Brakna Region, where 4 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 6 percent are found.