Cheneh Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Cheneh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Cheneh (15) may also be a first name.
Cheneh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheneh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheneh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻨﻪ) is most common in Liberia. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cheneh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheneh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Cheneh reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Cheneh is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 15 people.
The last name Cheneh is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 63 percent live, Grand Gedeh County, where 13 percent live and Maryland County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Liberia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheneh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheneh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻨﻪ | shnh | - |
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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 Cheneh
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