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Where Does The Last Name Chekis Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Chekis (Russian: Чекис) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,257,535^th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Chekis reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 809,680. In Russia it is most common in: Samara Oblast, where 72 percent reside, Pskov Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Khabarovsk Krai, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Russia Chekis occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.

Chekis Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Chekis last name is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Chekis surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.