Chékir Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Chékir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chékir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
France31:22,140,907385,998
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Chekir (2,010) are calculated separately.

Chékir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chékir occurs more in Tunisia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Chekir. For other possible spellings of Chékir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chékir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Chékir live; 63 percent live in North Africa and 63 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname Chékir is most widely held in Tunisia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 152,656. Excluding Tunisia Chékir is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 38 percent reside and Algeria, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chekir942,010/
Chakir8350,175/
Chikir83106/
Chokir832/
Chokeir7746/
Chikhir7733/
Chokier7727/
Chakhir7718/
Chokair7716/
Chikire7712/
Chekkir778/
Chekhir772/
Chaakir772/
Chhakir772/
Chakair771/
Chekier771/
Chekire771/
Hikir7317/
Cekir733/
Cikir731/
Chikaire7171/
Chojkier716/
Chaykird711/
Chuykird711/
Chejkier711/
Chahkhir711/
Choikair711/
Chaker679,668/
Chiker672,823/
Haykir672,192/
Chekirova671,694/
Choker67442/
Cheker67168/
Cechir67142/
Chikirova67131/
Chicre67101/
Shikir6790/
Cichir6775/
Hekier6754/
Chykyr6751/
Shekir6742/
Chekyr6740/
Cykier6735/
Chekre6724/
Chaqir6719/
Sechir676/
Chyker674/
Chikre674/
Khikir674/
Chauykird672/
Shykir671/
Chicer671/
Hekire671/
Sichir671/
Jhekir671/
Cekier671/
Czekir671/
Cekkir671/
Hickir670/
Heckir670/

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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 Chékir
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