Chkam Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Chkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Chkam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chkam Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chkam (Arabic: شخام, Russian: Чкам) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chkam? popularity and diffusion

Chkam is the 1,163,787th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The surname Chkam occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chkam live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 100 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Excluding Morocco it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chkham911/
Chkkam911/
Hkam8940/
Ckam891/
Chkan80268/
Hkaim8033/
Hkamh8014/
Hkamt801/
Chkhan73149/
Chkane735/
Hkasem731/
Chckan731/
Hkan67240/
Skam67202/
Scam6796/
Ccam674/
Chkhanh672/
Hkom671/
Chqasim671/
Chkkane671/

Chkam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chkam in the Russian language
Чкамckam-
Chkam in the Arabic language
شخامshkham-

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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 Chkam
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