Chekare Surname
Approximately 617 people bear this surname
Chekare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 581 | 1:33,033 | 1,826 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Chekaré (1) are calculated separately.
Chekare (108) may also be a first name.
Chekare Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekare Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chekare (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻜﺎﺭ, Marathi: चेकरे) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Chekaré. For other possible spellings of Chekare click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekare? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 525,631st most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. The surname Chekare occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chekare live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 108 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 33,033. In Niger Chekare is most common in: Maradi Region, where 57 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 26 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 13 percent reside. Other than Niger Chekare exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chekare Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chekare in the Marathi language | ||
| चेकरे | cekare | 95.24 |
| चेकरेाने | cekareane | 4.76 |
| Chekare in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻜﺎﺭ | shkar | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻜﺎﺭ | alshkar | 50 |
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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 Chekare
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