Chekiya Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Chekiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chekiya (10) may also be a first name.
Chekiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chekiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻜﻴﻪ) is found most in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chekiya is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Chekiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Chekiya live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chekiya is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Chekiya is most common in India, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 100 percent reside. Outside of India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chekiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chekiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻜﻴﻪ | shkyh | 50 |
| ﺷﻜﻴﺔ | shkyt | 50 |
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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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- 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 Chekiya
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