Echah Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Echah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Echah (144) may also be a first name.
Echah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Echah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Echah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻩ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Echah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Echah reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 769,375th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 144 people.
Echah is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Echah is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 50 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 25 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania Echah exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Echah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Echah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻩ | alshah | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺢ | alshh | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Echah
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