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 surname Cheikou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﺨﻮ) occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cheikou.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheikou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Cheikou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheikou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Chadic Africa. Cheikou is also the 1,143,416th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 72 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger Cheikou is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 64 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 21 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 7 percent are found. Besides Niger this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 48 percent are found.
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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