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The Checa surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 263 people carried this name — #73,666 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 9% from 242 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,089 people named Checa live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 366
Córdoba 243
Tucumán 119
Jujuy 110
City of Buenos Aires 107
Salta 68
Mendoza 32
Río Negro 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 96 people named Checa.

Most of them — 54 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Loire.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 54
Loire 9
Hauts-de-Seine 5
Tarn 4
Haut-Rhin 4
Gard 3
Hérault 3
Paris 3
Pyrénées-Orientales 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Checa,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ulpiano Checa
    Ulpiano Checa 1860–1916 · painter
  • Rafael Checa 1826–1908 · Catholic priest
  • José Ignacio Checa y Barba 1829–1877 · Catholic bishop
  • Miguel Checa y Checa 1860–1935 · land owner
  • Miguel Antonio Checa Eguiguren 1889–1939 · lawyer
  • Enrique Checa Eguiguren 1907–1973 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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