How to spell this last name

Question

i had a child hood frind im trying to find his last name was cheetah but it was spelled really weird any suggestions on how its spelled i want to say dschita or somthing like that

Answer 1

Maybe it was Cheatu......?

Answer 2

Could you actually be talking about the last name Cheatham?  

Answer 3

Possible Tschida?

There are quite a few in the census.