Chekara Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Chekara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Iran | 25 | 1:3,071,301 | 92,215 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Chekara (919) may also be a first name.
Chekara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chekara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻜﺎﺭﻩ, Marathi: चेकरा) has its highest incidence in Niger. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekara? popularity and diffusion
Chekara is the 2,091,648th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Chekara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Chekara live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Chadic Africa. Chekara is also the 267,324th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 919 people.
This last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 581,576. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 30 percent live, Dosso Region, where 24 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 18 percent live. Outside of Niger Chekara occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 31 percent live and Morocco, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chekara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chekara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻜﺎﺭﻩ | shkarh | - |
| Chekara in the Marathi language | ||
| चेकरा | cekara | - |
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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
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- 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 Chekara
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