Chekeche Surname
Approximately 496 people bear this surname
Chekeche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 484 | 1:31,897 | 4,928 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chekeche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekeche Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chekeche is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekeche? popularity and diffusion
It is the 619,831st most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,692,633 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chekeche are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 484 people, or 1 in 31,897. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 43 percent are found, Harare Province, where 17 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 12 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chekecha | 88 | 26 | / |
| Chekache | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chekechi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chakeche | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshekeche | 82 | 9 | / |
| Chiekechi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chekich | 80 | 19 | / |
| Hekechi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jekeche | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cekec | 77 | 3 | / |
| Heketshe | 75 | 21 | / |
| Chekezie | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chikechi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chiekeze | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chekichi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chekezei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cicheche | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zicheche | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekekhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiekezie | 71 | 276 | / |
| Checheche | 71 | 88 | / |
| Cheikezie | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chekez | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chicheche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chiekezei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chokechai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiekeize | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chhekachi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chechetts | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chetkhetchit | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chikeze | 67 | 294 | / |
| Chikich | 67 | 253 | / |
| Tsheketshe | 67 | 52 | / |
| Cheykaychi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zhekich | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chaikec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiekiezie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haikech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikeje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekechi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekets | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chekeche
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