Chewk Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Chewk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Chewk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chewk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chewk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻮﻙ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chewk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chewk is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Chewk are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania Chewk is mostly found in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also found in China, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chewke | 91 | 11 | / |
| Schewk | 91 | 0 | / |
| Hewk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Schewck | 83 | 3 | / |
| Schiewk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chowk | 80 | 427 | / |
| Chawk | 80 | 182 | / |
| Hewke | 80 | 13 | / |
| Chevk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shewk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chewg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiwke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shewkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chywke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shewks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chowck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chywek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chefke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heawek | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sewk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Scheffk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kewk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hefk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hywk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jewk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chephck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schebck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiwke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cewc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cjwk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cywk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewg | 67 | 1 | / |
Chewk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chewk in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻮﻙ | shwk | - |
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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 Chewk
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