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 found most in Russia. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cheyn.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheyn? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cheyn is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Cheyn live; 44 percent live in Eastern Europe and 38 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 50 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 33 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 17 percent live. Other than Russia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
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
- 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 Cheyn
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