Chekus Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Chekus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chekus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia951:1,517,085103,451
Ukraine921:494,81256,975
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Chekus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chekus (Russian: Чекус) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,155,901st most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name Chekus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Chekus reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,517,085. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Republic of Tatarstan, where 36 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 17 percent are found and Primorsky Krai, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia Chekus exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 44 percent are found and Belarus, where 4 percent are found.

Chekus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Chekus last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chekuse9266/
Cheskus921/
Cekus91258/
Checkush865/
Chekkous864/
Czekus8352/
Chekos8346/
Ceikus8321/
Chakus8311/
Checus836/
Chikus836/
Heikus834/
Ciekus832/
Cekuss831/
Chokus831/
Cekush831/
Hekous831/
Heckus830/
Hiekus830/
Chekusova80169/
Chikuse7711,040/
Hekhuis77250/
Heikaus77209/
Checkos7720/
Zecheus7716/
Chaikus774/
Heykaus773/
Czeikus773/
Chekuch772/
Chakaus772/
Hiekaus772/
Chikusj771/
Chikush771/
Chiecus771/
Chakous771/
Chakush771/
Cecheus771/
Chekushova7570/
Cekuš73112/
Zekus7341/
Cekuś734/
Cikus732/
Häkus731/
Cékus731/
Heckhuis71116/
Heckhaus7187/
Heikhaus7143/
Zeacheus719/
Heykhaus718/
Chikushe714/
Ciekause712/
Chekouch711/
Chikuuse711/
Zeccheus711/
Chokoush711/
Chekhoss711/
Heckhous710/
Czékus67445/
Chicus67299/
Zickus67226/
Chakusowa67209/
Checuz67177/
Chikos67130/
Chikuz6776/
Haykus6769/
Cekosh6757/
Zeikus6754/
Tsekus6730/
Czikus6716/
Hajkus6710/
Chekkouch679/
Čeikus679/
Chikusova678/
Zyckus676/
Checos674/
Ceacus673/
Heikos672/
Haikus672/
Chykusova672/
Ziekus672/
Jekaus671/
Heckos671/
Ciekos671/
Cékusz671/
Czekuš671/
Heycus670/

Chekus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chekus in the Russian language
Чекусcekus-

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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 Chekus
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