Choueih Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Choueih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Choueih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choueih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Choueih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﻮﻳﻪ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Choueih? popularity and diffusion
The surname Choueih is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Choueih reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
It is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Choueih is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 88 percent reside and Adrar Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Choueih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Choueih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﻮﻳﻪ | ashwyh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻮﻳﻪ | alshwyh | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Choueih
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