Cheyn Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Cheyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Cheyn (26) may also be a first name.
Cheyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheyn (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﻦ, Russian: Чейн) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Cheyn click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheyn? popularity and diffusion
Cheyn is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Cheyn occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Cheyn are found; 44 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 26 people.
It is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 50 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 33 percent are found and Rostov Oblast, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheyn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheyn in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﻦ | shyn | 60 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻦ | alshyn | 40 |
| Cheyn in the Russian language | ||
| Чейн | cejn | - |
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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 Cheyn
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