Cheyk Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Cheyk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 98 | 1:87,323 | 10,358 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Cheyk (14) may also be a first name.
Cheyk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheyk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cheyk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ, Russian: Чейк) is most common in Israel. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheyk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,828,462nd most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Cheyk reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name globally, held by 14 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 87,323. In Israel Cheyk is primarily found in: Central District, where 39 percent reside, Northern District, where 19 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Israel this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 3 percent reside and Colombia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheyk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheyk in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ | alshykh | - |
| Cheyk in the Russian language | ||
| Чейк | cejk | - |
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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 Cheyk
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