Chekeya Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Chekeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chekeya (10) may also be a first name.
Chekeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chekeya is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekeya? popularity and diffusion
Chekeya is the 3,432,070th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Chekeya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chekeya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.
Chekeya is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 482,445. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 63 percent live and Midlands Province, where 38 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Chekeya is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live.
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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 Chekeya
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