Chekaraw Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Chekaraw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chekaraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger391:492,10312,962
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Chekaraw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chekaraw is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekaraw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chekaraw are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 492,103. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 62 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 15 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Chekaraw
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