Chekir Surname
Approximately 2,010 people bear this surname
Chekir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,470 | 1:26,280 | 4,787 |
| France | 337 | 1:197,100 | 30,644 |
| Tunisia | 77 | 1:7,930 | 1,316 |
| Russia | 50 | 1:2,882,461 | 158,532 |
| Moldova | 20 | 1:178,068 | 17,570 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Chékir (8) are calculated separately.
Chekir (37) may also be a first name.
Chekir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chekir (Russian: Чекир, Tibetan: ལྕི་སྐྱིར།) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Chékir. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekir? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 206,229th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,625,645 people. Chekir occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Chekir reside; 77 percent reside in North Africa and 77 percent reside in Mahgreb. Chekir is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 37 people.
The surname Chekir is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,470 people, or 1 in 26,280. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Algiers Province, where 64 percent reside, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 25 percent reside and Bouïra Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Algeria Chekir exists in 21 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent reside and Tunisia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chekir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chekir in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྕི་སྐྱིར། | chikyir | 50 |
| ཅི་ཀིར། | chikir | 50 |
| Chekir in the Russian language | ||
| Чекир | cekir | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chekir
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