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 surname Tchekessi is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchekessi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tchekessi is the 855,216th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. Tchekessi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchekessi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tchekessi is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 19 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 312 people, or 1 in 33,127. In Benin it is most common in: Mono Department, where 90 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 5 percent are found and Zou Department, where 3 percent are found. Not including Benin Tchekessi is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
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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