Chereka Surname
Approximately 1,650 people bear this surname
Chereka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Chereka (122) may also be a first name.
Chereka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chereka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chereka (Oriya: େଚେରକା) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chereka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chereka is the 241,993rd most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,416,694 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chereka reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 844,248th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 122 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Other than Ethiopia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chereka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chereka in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚେରକା | eceraka | - |
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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 Chereka
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