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།) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Chékir. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekir? popularity and diffusion
Chekir is the 206,229th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,625,645 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Chekir live; 77 percent live in North Africa and 77 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 37 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,470 people, or 1 in 26,280. In Algeria Chekir is most common in: Algiers Province, where 64 percent reside, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 25 percent reside and Bouïra Province, where 9 percent reside. Barring Algeria this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs 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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- 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 Chekir
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