Chekkaf Surname

460,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Chekkaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chekkaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3801:101,66215,034
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
France701:948,896108,010
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Chekkaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chekkaf is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekkaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 460,648th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,942,082 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Chekkaf are found; 84 percent are found in North Africa and 84 percent are found in Mahgreb.

It is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 380 people, or 1 in 101,662. In Algeria Chekkaf is most prevalent in: Tlemcen Province, where 70 percent live, Aïn Témouchent Province, where 28 percent live and Laghouat Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Algeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 33 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chekaf92114/
Chakkaf86311/
Chekhaf861/
Chekkouf80138/
Chekaife809/
Sekkaf77412/
Chakaf77147/
Chekaw772/
Chekof772/
Cekhaf771/
Czekaf771/
Shekaf771/
Zekkaf771/
Chekova71519/
Chekoff7114/
Chekouf7110/
Chakkaw719/
Chekhof714/
Chakkof714/
Chekhav712/
Chekeif711/
Cheakaw711/
Chekhova6712,539/
Chekouff67239/
Sekaf6723/
Checkoff6716/
Schekova677/
Chekhoff677/
Cheykova673/
Tchekoff672/
Cheakeaw672/
Cheykeaw671/
Chetkoff671/
Cheskoff671/
Cekav671/
Cheukhaw671/
Cheekeaw671/
Chokkeaw671/
Hekof670/

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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
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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 Chekkaf
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