Chekar Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Chekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Ukraine971:469,30654,721
Algeria841:459,89936,069
Mauritania731:56,0944,003
India621:12,372,022220,417
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Chekar (45) may also be a first name.

Chekar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chekar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chekar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻜﺎﺭ, Hindi: चेकर, Marathi: चेकर, Oriya: େଚକର, Russian: Чекарь) occurs most in Morocco. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chekar is the 560,645th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. The surname Chekar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Chekar reside; 51 percent reside in North Africa and 51 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 45 people.

The surname Chekar is most widespread in Morocco, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Apart from Morocco this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 17 percent live and Algeria, where 15 percent live.

Chekar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chekhar922,214/
Chekkar92843/
Chekare92617/
Chaekar9266/
Chiekar9220/
Checkar9212/
Cheikar922/
Chekard922/
Cheukar921/
Hekar91642/
Cekar9129/
Chekkare869/
Chechkar862/
Checkare861/
Chiekhar861/
Checkart860/
Chakar836,056/
Chikar831,285/
Chekor83465/
Chokar83346/
Hekare83288/
Heskar8357/
Hekkar8357/
Chykar8346/
Khekar8322/
Hetkar8319/
Hekhar8310/
Hegkar836/
Hedkar834/
Checar834/
Heckar834/
Ceikar834/
Cekľar834/
Heikar832/
Hekarh832/
Cekarr831/
Cekhar831/
Hekard831/
Cekkar831/
Chekarova8048/
Tscheekar809/
Chakkar771,518/
Chhokar771,507/
Chekour771,376/
Khekare771,344/
Heckart77668/
Chokkar77642/
Chakhar77437/
Chokhar77330/
Chekkor77238/
Chikare77227/
Khekhar77176/
Chikhar77174/
Chikkar7785/
Chykhar7774/
Checkor7762/
Chaikar7755/
Chahkar7740/
Chickar7718/
Chokair7716/
Chaykar7714/
Chakaur778/
Chakaar776/
Chaakar776/
Kheekar775/
Chhakar775/
Chagkar775/
Heskart775/
Chhikar774/
Hegkare773/
Chuykar772/
Khekkar772/
Chockar772/
Chekhor772/
Kheakar771/
Chokarr771/
Chijkar771/
Cheakor771/
Chekeur771/
Tcekare771/
Chizkar771/
Chyskar771/
Chujkar771/
Cieskar771/
Ciekarz771/
Chakair771/
Chackar771/
Heekard770/
Hekhart770/
Chekaurova7537/
Chekharova759/
Cecar73163/
Zekar7367/
Hecar7364/
Cikar7363/
Hikar7327/
Chahakar71830/
Chekkour71468/
Chichkar71191/
Chhokkar71118/
Chikaire7171/
Chekhour7152/
Cheekoor7139/
Chhakkar7124/
Chaikard7118/
Chitkare718/
Chhaikar716/
Khekhare716/
Chittkar716/
Heckhart715/
Tshekhar714/
Heckhard714/
Heckardt714/
Chikaure713/
Chakkear713/
Heackard713/
Kheakhar711/
Kheijkar711/
Chikkard711/
Chikkare711/
Chokkaar711/
Cheikour711/
Chhockar711/
Choikair711/
Chakkarr711/
Chaikare711/
Chaikart711/
Chedtkor711/
Choykaur711/
Heckeard710/
Chakor675,505/
Zekkar671,137/
Tsekar67490/
Hikare67435/
Chacar67404/
Chokor67218/
Chaqor67211/
Haykar67169/
Hecart67158/
Chykor67105/
Chikarova6782/
Chikor6778/
Zickar6752/
Chicar6741/
Dzekar6741/
Chacor6740/
Jehkar6731/
Hekore6725/
Zeakar6724/
Heeqar6721/
Cikkar6719/
Hojkar6718/
Chakarowa6715/
Hecard6715/
Khikar6713/
Chykarova6713/
Hoykar678/
Ceacor678/
Hiskar677/
Haikar675/
Hiškar675/
Ceccar674/
Khecar674/
Hzikar674/
Chekorova673/
Zeekar673/
Zekhar672/
Hidkar672/
Chhitkare672/
Khekor671/
Chocar671/
Ceacar671/
Chahaakar671/
Jeakar671/
Hecaar671/
Hoikar671/
Zhikar671/
Cekuor671/
Heqare671/
Zeikar671/
Tschickar671/
Caykar671/
Zekaar671/
Chaikhaur671/
Chaqar671/
Chitkeart671/
Hecarr671/
Heckor670/
Geckar670/
Zeckar670/
Cekoor670/
Hickar670/

Chekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chekar in the Hindi language
चेकरcekara-
Chekar in the Oriya language
େଚକରecakara-
Chekar in the Marathi language
चेकरcekara-
Chekar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﻜﺎﺭshkar71.79
ﺍﻟﺸﻜﺎﺭalshkar28.21
Chekar in the Russian language
Чекарьcekar-

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