Chekwech Surname

490,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Chekwech Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to first born twin.

Chekwech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6711:58,1816,810
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Chekwech Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to first born twin.

- knaibei

Chekwech Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chekwech is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekwech? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 490,085th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,780,393 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chekwech are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Chekwech is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 671 people, or 1 in 58,181. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kween District, where 40 percent are found, Kapchorwa District, where 40 percent are found and Bukwo District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chekwoech942/
Chekweche941/
Chekwich881/
Checkwec881/
Chikweche8259/
Checkwitch787/
Checkwicz7110/
Chigweche711/
Chikwez671/
Gegweech631/
Tshikuech591/
Chajkewicz562/
Chequez531/
Tshikwez5027/
Choquich5026/
Haiguech504/
Heckwitz500/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chekwech
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