Echeik Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Echeik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Echeik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Echeik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Echeik (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Echeik? popularity and diffusion
The surname Echeik is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Echeik reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 89 percent live, Assaba Region, where 6 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 5 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Echeik Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Echeik in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ | alshykh | 83.33 |
| ﺍﺷﻴﻚ | ashyk | 16.67 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Echeik
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