Cheïkh Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Cheïkh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 167 | 1:24,520 | 2,142 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
The alternate forms: Cheikh (55,767) & Cheîkh (13) are calculated separately.
Cheïkh (727) may also be a first name.
Cheïkh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheïkh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cheïkh is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can appear as a variant: Cheikh or Cheîkh. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheïkh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cheïkh is the 1,328,442nd most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Cheïkh occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheïkh are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Cheïkh is also the 305,933rd most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 727 people.
The last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 24,520. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 77 percent live, Assaba Region, where 16 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 1 percent live and Tunisia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Cheïkh
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