Chekam Surname
Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname
Chekam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 970 | 1:21,411 | 2,916 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Chekam (46) may also be a first name.
Chekam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chekam (Marathi: चेकम) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 360,858th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,265,749 people. The surname Chekam is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chekam are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 46 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 970 people, or 1 in 21,411. In Cameroon Chekam is most common in: West Region, where 35 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 35 percent are found and Centre Region, where 27 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chekam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chekam in the Marathi language | ||
| चेकम | cekama | 66.67 |
| चेकाम | cekama | 33.33 |
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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 Chekam
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