Cheju Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Cheju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Cheju (46) may also be a first name.
Cheju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheju (Hindi: चेजु, Marathi: चेजु, Oriya: େଚଜୁ) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheju? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cheju is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheju live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Cheju is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 46 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Cheju is mostly concentrated in: Budaka District, where 33 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 33 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 33 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheju in the Hindi language | ||
| चेजु | ceju | - |
| Cheju in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚଜୁ | ecaju | - |
| Cheju in the Marathi language | ||
| चेजु | ceju | - |
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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 Cheju
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