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Where Does The Last Name Chikh Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chikh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ, Russian: Чих) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Chikh is the 25,445^th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 343,963 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Chikh reside; 90 percent reside in North Africa and 90 percent reside in Mahgreb. Chikh is also the 113,483^rd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 3,832 people.

The surname is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 18,347 people, or 1 in 2,106. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Algiers Province, where 19 percent are found, Tlemcen Province, where 16 percent are found and Oran Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Algeria Chikh is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent are found and Morocco, where 4 percent are found.

Chikh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chikh surname is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Christian (47%) in Ukraine.

The amount Chikh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 39.98% less than the national average, earning $25,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.33% less than the national average, earning $34,119 CAD per year.