Chemakh Surname
Approximately 855 people bear this surname
Chemakh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 826 | 1:46,769 | 8,171 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chemakh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chemakh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chemakh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﺦ) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chemakh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 408,845th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,523,446 people. Chemakh occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chemakh live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb.
This surname is most common in Algeria, where it is held by 826 people, or 1 in 46,769. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Sétif Province, where 37 percent are found, Batna Province, where 29 percent are found and Guelma Province, where 27 percent are found. Besides Algeria Chemakh is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 1 percent are found and Tunisia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chemakh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chemakh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻤﺦ | shmkh | 60 |
| ﺷﺎﻣﺦ | shamkh | 40 |
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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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- 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 Chemakh
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