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 surname Chekus (Russian: Чекус) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chekus is the 1,155,901st most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. Chekus occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Chekus are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 1,517,085. In Russia Chekus is most numerous in: Republic of Tatarstan, where 36 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 17 percent live and Primorsky Krai, where 12 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 44 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Chekus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chekus last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Chekus surname 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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