Çekiş Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Çekiş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Çekiş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1791:434,75725,802
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

The alternate forms: Cekis (17) are calculated separately.

Çekiş Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Çekiş Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Çekiş occurs most in Turkey. It may occur as a variant: Cekis. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Çekiş? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. Çekiş occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Çekiş are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 434,757. In Turkey Çekiş is most frequent in: Afyonkarahisar Province, where 36 percent live, Bursa Province, where 17 percent live and Edirne Province, where 13 percent live. Apart from Turkey Çekiş is found in one country. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çeki89660/
Cekis8717/
Çikiş80522/
Çekçi80106/
Çekit8071/
Çekici733,650/
Çekiçi73547/
Çekaçi731/
Seki67170,574/
Çeka671,345/
Ceki67302/
Šeki671/

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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 Çekiş
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