Tchekessi Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Tchekessi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 312 | 1:33,127 | 4,331 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Tchekessi (19) may also be a first name.
Tchekessi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchekessi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tchekessi is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchekessi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 855,216th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchekessi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most common forename throughout the world It is held by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 312 people, or 1 in 33,127. In Benin it is mostly found in: Mono Department, where 90 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 5 percent live and Zou Department, where 3 percent live. Apart from Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chekessi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Tchokessi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tchokessie | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chekesai | 82 | 6 | / |
| Chekesei | 82 | 3 | / |
| Tchekese | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchokeussie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchokossi | 78 | 43 | / |
| Tchakossi | 78 | 16 | / |
| Tchokassi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tsekesi | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chekese | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chikesi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chekisi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchokoissi | 74 | 4 | / |
| Tchoquessi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chikeshi | 71 | 40 | / |
| Chikesie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tshekezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tseketsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chekezei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikeisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshekese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsekesai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshiekese | 67 | 34 | / |
| Chiquessi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cekisi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tseketsai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tchokissy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshekeshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchokosse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zekesi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tchekessi
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