Chekene Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chekene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chekene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Chekene (1,247) may also be a first name.

Chekene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chekene occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekene? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Chekene is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Chekene are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 223,669th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 1,247 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: North Region, where 88 percent live and Far North Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Chekene occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.

Chekene Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chekene last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Chekene earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 93.47% more than the national average, earning $83,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchekene932/
Chiekene931/
Cheikhene881/
Chekane86135/
Chekeni8672/
Chikene869/
Cekiene865/
Chekine862/
Chekhen861/
Hekener861/
Chekena861/
Chakene861/
Chikenge80434/
Chekaneh8049/
Heckener8047/
Chickene8020/
Chokenea8017/
Cheikine809/
Chiekine808/
Tchekine803/
Chaikene801/
Cheekane801/
Cheikhen801/
Chekeeni801/
Chekenyi801/
Chekhane801/
Checkena801/
Chakiene801/
Cheukeni801/
Chechene801/
Chekkane801/
Chekaine801/
Chikhene801/
Cheekean801/
Checkeni800/
Hekeni7776/
Cekine7717/
Hecene775/
Zekene775/
Cekeni774/
Hekena774/
Cekena771/
Cheuquene7513/
Stchekine7511/
Cheikhena751/
Chockiene751/
Chaikeene751/
Chikane7118,836/
Chekani713,036/
Chakane712,254/
Chekini71408/
Chikine7167/
Chekhin7163/
Chickeness7159/
Checone7136/
Chakone7125/
Chakine7121/
Chokane7119/
Chaikeenee7119/
Heykena7115/
Chikone7113/
Chekoni719/
Checane719/
Chekhyn718/
Chokone717/
Zekiene715/
Chokine713/
Chikena713/
Chokeni712/
Hichene712/
Chekyny712/
Jekeneh711/
Chikeni711/
Hökenet711/
Tsekene711/
Checean711/
Csekine711/
Chikhen711/
Cheqeni711/
Chekhychen711/
Heckhenner710/
Chakaneh67164/
Chikengi6786/
Chekhina6784/
Chaikhen6774/
Choquene6769/
Chekhani6747/
Chekanai6737/
Checcone6730/
Chikhane6726/
Chikkone6721/
Tshikene6721/
Chokhone6715/
Chaikean6713/
Chokhane6710/
Chequine6710/
Cheukhin679/
Chaikine678/
Chekkini677/
Zickiene677/
Chaikone676/
Tchikine675/
Chakhane675/
Chaquene675/
Chekheim675/
Chaakone674/
Chitkine674/
Tsegkene674/
Haykeney674/
Chikkena673/
Tsekenes672/
Checkini672/
Chaikane672/
Cheikhin672/
Checheny672/
Chikonne671/
Chiketin671/
Chikheni671/
Chikiney671/
Chikkeni671/
Chajkane671/
Chekkoni671/
Heikesen671/
Chickeny671/
Chikhone671/
Chokaneh671/
Chaykine671/
Checcane671/
Chickeni671/
Chekhini671/
Chikenyi671/
Chikhine671/
Cheukani671/
Chekanih671/
Chichene671/
Chekayna671/
Chakkane671/
Tshekeni671/
Chaikheenee671/
Chikinee671/
Chequeny671/
Chekhony671/
Chicoene670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Chekene
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis