Chekmez Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Chekmez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chekmez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine861:529,33459,870
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Chekmez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chekmez (Russian: Чекмез) is most common in Ukraine. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chekmez.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekmez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,491,356th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Chekmez reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Chekmez is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 529,334. In Ukraine Chekmez is primarily found in: Poltava Oblast, where 53 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside and Kiev, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 38 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.

Chekmez Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Chekmez are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chekme9227/
Cekmez9213/
Chekmes864/
Cekmezs861/
Cekme837/
Chekmezova82188/
Çekmez771,467/
Sekmez77150/
Chekma77146/
Cekmer7732/
Hekmeh7710/
Hekmei772/
Shekme771/
Chikme771/
Tschekmes751/
Chekmizova7118/
Shekmer7117/
Heckmer719/
Chikmezova716/
Chekhma715/
Chekmyzova715/
Chekmesova714/
Chykmyz714/
Tsekmez711/
Chikmea711/
Chekhmi711/
Shiekme711/
Schikme711/
Heskmer710/
Hekmi67793/
Çekme67261/
Sekme67195/
Hekma6795/
Chekhmyzova675/
Chekmish673/
Hecme671/
Hikme671/
Chickmeh671/

Chekmez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chekmez in the Russian language
Чекмезcekmez-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Chekmez
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