Cheikou Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Cheikou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
Cheikou (72) may also be a first name.
Cheikou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheikou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheikou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﺨﻮ) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheikou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheikou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 72 people.
This last name is most common in Niger, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger Cheikou is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 64 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 21 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 7 percent live. Besides Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 48 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheikou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheikou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﺨﻮ | shykhw | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Cheikou
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