Cheiy Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Cheiy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Cheiy (6) may also be a first name.
Cheiy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheiy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheiy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﻒ) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheiy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Cheiy are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America. Cheiy is also the 4,967,096th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 6 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 25 percent reside and Mauritania, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheiy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheiy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﻒ | shyf | - |
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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 Cheiy
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