Chkoun Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Chkoun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chkoun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chkoun Last Name Facts

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

Chkoun (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﻜﻮﻥ) occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chkoun.

How Common Is The Last Name Chkoun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Chkoun is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Chkoun are found; 43 percent are found in North Africa and 43 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The surname Chkoun is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,315,776. Besides Algeria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 29 percent are found and Mauritania, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chkoune9236/
Hkoun911/
Ch'koune865/
Chkhun83102/
Chkhon836/
Chkong831/
Hkun8011/
Ckon805/
Ckun801/
Chkan73268/
Chcon739/
Håkon738/
Hkong736/
Hkuhn731/
Hkung731/
Ckeun730/
Chkunova711/
Chkhan67149/
Chkane675/
Chckan671/
Hkoten671/
Hkomne671/

Chkoun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chkoun in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺷﻜﻮﻥashkwn-

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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
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  • 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 Chkoun
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