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) is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheikou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheikou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 72 people.
Cheikou is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 64 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 21 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this last name exists 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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