Cheema is used as a family name or surname in Pakistan. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cheema
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Pakistan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Cheema

How popular is Cheema?

Cheema is common in Pakistan.

Cheema is ranked 2207 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cheemas grew by 75.22554 per cent to 2525 since 2000 and ranked 12312 after elevating 5587 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 90.97 81.96
White 3.88 5.55
Others 2.69 10.96
Hispanic or Latino 1.66 1.04
Black 0.55 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.24 0
Cheema is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Pakistan which signifies that it is originated from Pakistan. Around 246883 people have been found who wears Cheema as their family name. Cheema is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,868 Japan10
4,742 China9
7,022 Senegal7
318,252 Ukraine6
1,632 South Korea5
761 Brunei3
6,989 Uganda3
23,165 Romania3
14,126 Colombia3
427 Somalia2
4,367 Afghanistan2
95,312 Argentina2
23,344 Austria2
16,228 Bulgaria1
8,181 Botswana1
2,374 Bermuda1
91,024 Belgium1
215 Palau1
165,773 Belarus1
10,958 Bangladesh1
123,175 Tanzania1
30,360 Thailand1
24,460 Armenia1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
5,916 Mozambique1
591 Samoa1
38,830 Morocco1
3,307 Malta1
12,270 Lebanon1
9,498 Iceland1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
17,236 Ghana1
25,746 Finland1
53,505 Turkey1
810,193 Indonesia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,527 Denmark44
7,570 Ireland38
3,075 Cyprus34
21,901 Chile27
57,220 Netherlands27
36,547 Switzerland27
113,815 Kazakhstan14
442,509 Russia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,546 Scotland98
1,582 Bahrain98
9,157 New Zealand76
10,531 Norway72
133,875 France61
4,367 Qatar58
Countries with hundreds of Cheema:
3,320 Malaysia734
2,756 Greece590
5,911 Australia498
21,524 Italy470
1,232 Oman433
11,492 Kenya392
1,136 Kuwait331
13,304 Spain261
28,734 Poland191
6,208 Sweden152
35,546 South Africa146
2,219 Hong Kong107
3,353 Singapore101
Countries with thousands of Cheema:
6,910 India7,359
754 Saudi Arabia4,848
2,486 England3,194
13,722 United States2,498
2,056 Canada2,457
7,757 Germany1,244
953 United Arab Emirates1,101
Countries with hundred thousands of Cheema:
156 Pakistan219,009
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Cheema Namesakes

  • Mohammad Afzal Cheema, Politician
  • Amrik Singh Cheema, Civil servant
  • Amrita Cheema, Journalist
  • Amrita Cheema, Actress
  • Sarbjit Cheema, Singer
  • Sarbjit Cheema, Singer
  • Balraj Cheema, Actor
  • Tariq Bashir Cheema, Pakistani Politician
  • Tahir Bashir Cheema, Politician
  • Shafqat Cheema, Film actor
  • Jaspinder Cheema portrayed the leading character of Saavi in 2015 drama movie Saavi: A Bonded Bride.
  • In 2005 drama, romance flick, Pind Di Kudi, Sarabjit Cheema characterized Laali.
  • In 2011 drama flick, Canadian Dream, Preet Cheema portrayed Simran.

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