Where Does The Last Name Cheikhouna Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Cheikhouna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﺨﻮﻧﺎ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Cheïkhouna. For other possible spellings of Cheikhouna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheikhouna? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Cheikhouna is the 2,220,661^st most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Cheikhouna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Cheikhouna are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 111,335^th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 3,948 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 57,674. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 72 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.