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 last name Chekara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻜﺎﺭﻩ, Marathi: चेकरा) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekara? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. Chekara is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Chekara reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 267,324th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 919 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 581,576. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 30 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 24 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 18 percent reside. Besides Niger it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 31 percent reside and Morocco, where 11 percent reside.
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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