Chekingo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chekingo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chekingo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Chekingo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chekingo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekingo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Chekingo live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Chekingo is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 25 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 43 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 Chekingo
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