Chekhani Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Chekhani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 40 | 1:1,919,563 | 69,574 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Chekhani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekhani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chekhani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﺨﺎﻥ, Marathi: चेखानी, Russian: Чехани) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekhani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,843,861st most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Chekhani occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Chekhani are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Chekhani is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,919,563. In Iran Chekhani is most common in: Golestan Province, where 38 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 38 percent reside and Markazi Province, where 20 percent reside. Besides Iran this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chekhani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chekhani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﺨﺎﻥ | shykhan | - |
| Chekhani in the Marathi language | ||
| चेखानी | cekhani | - |
| Chekhani in the Russian language | ||
| Чехани | cehani | - |
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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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- 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 Chekhani
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