Ichek Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Ichek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 171 | 1:112,234 | 4,463 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ichek (74) may also be a first name.
Ichek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ichek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ichek is most common in Niger. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ichek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ichek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,305,105th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. Ichek is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ichek reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Ichek is also the 1,125,792nd most widely held first name in the world, held by 74 people.
The surname Ichek is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 112,234. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 38 percent live, Agadez Region, where 30 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 27 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Ichek
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