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/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chereka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chereka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chereka is the 241,993rd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,416,694 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chereka live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Chereka is also the 844,248th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 122 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Apart from Ethiopia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
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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