Chiekh Surname
Approximately 555 people bear this surname
Chiekh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Algeria | 136 | 1:284,056 | 28,609 |
| Mauritania | 127 | 1:32,243 | 2,639 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Chiekh (788) may also be a first name.
Chiekh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiekh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiekh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chiekh.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiekh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 568,972nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. Chiekh is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiekh reside; 75 percent reside in North Africa and 75 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 291,981st most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 788 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Outside of Morocco Chiekh exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 25 percent are found and Mauritania, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chiekh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chiekh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ | alshykh | 98.88 |
| ﺷﻴﺦ | shykh | 1.12 |
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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 Chiekh
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