Chekuku Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chekuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Chekuku Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya551:839,63532,298
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Chekuku Last Name Facts

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

Chekuku is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekuku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chekuku is the 2,555,468th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chekuku live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya Chekuku is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 98 percent live and Nandi County, where 2 percent live. Beside Kenya Chekuku is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikuku862,237/
Tchekoukou821/
Chikukui801/
Chuikuku801/
Hikuku771/
Gekuku771/
Chikaukau7516/
Chikoukou751/
Tshikuku67181/
Zikuku622/
Gikuku621/
Zicuku621/
Chikoku57101/
Ceccuccu531/
Tsikoukou5015/
Tzikoukou504/
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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 Chekuku
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