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

The surname Chek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻚ, Hindi: चेक, Marathi: चेक, Oriya: େଚକ, Russian: Чек, Tibetan: ཅེག་) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Chèk. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 78,480^th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,171,066 people. The surname Chek occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Chek live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Chek is also the 94,487^th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 5,146 people.

The last name is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3,400 people, or 1 in 8,675. In Malaysia Chek is mostly found in: Selangor, where 20 percent are found, Perak, where 12 percent are found and Kedah, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this surname exists in 75 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Chek Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chek surname is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Chek last name are 15.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Chek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.14% more than the national average, earning $49,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.95% more than the national average, earning $62,576 CAD per year.