Chekeruk Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chekeruk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chekeruk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chekeruk Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chekeruk Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chekeruk is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chekeruk.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekeruk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Chekeruk is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chekeruk live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Baringo County, where 33 percent are found, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 33 percent are found and West Pokot County, where 33 percent are found. Not including Kenya Chekeruk exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shekeruk8861/
Czekieruk826/
Ceceruk807/
Shykeruk75100/
Shikeruk7514/
Kecheruk752/
Kychkyruk71215/
Kichkiruk7132/
Chycheruk713/
Chikarouk711/
Shykyruk6324/
Shikiruk6311/
Szykeruk632/
Chikirik631/
Chichiruk5922/
Sikiruk531/

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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
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  • 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 Chekeruk
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