Chereku Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Chereku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 93 | 1:419,777 | 25,768 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chereku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chereku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chereku (Russian: Череку) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chereku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,828,462nd most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Chereku reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 419,777. In Uganda Chereku is most prevalent in: Yumbe District, where 87 percent reside, Koboko District, where 11 percent reside and Kampala District, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Chereku occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheresku | 93 | 27 | / |
| Cherreku | 93 | 8 | / |
| Cereku | 92 | 18 | / |
| Tcherekou | 88 | 26 | / |
| Cherreaku | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cheraku | 86 | 408 | / |
| Heereku | 86 | 3 | / |
| Heresku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cheriku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chearaku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cherikut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cherakui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Çereku | 77 | 76 | / |
| Ceriku | 77 | 32 | / |
| Cyreku | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zereku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chetrescu | 75 | 13 | / |
| Cheruikut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cerriku | 71 | 1,202 | / |
| Choraku | 71 | 331 | / |
| Tsereku | 71 | 71 | / |
| Charaku | 71 | 59 | / |
| Chiriku | 71 | 27 | / |
| Chiraku | 71 | 16 | / |
| Charyku | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gerekou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hirekud | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hirekup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chirescu | 67 | 284 | / |
| Chyrykus | 67 | 30 | / |
| Charakhu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Herecheu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hirekupp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chirraku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chirakku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herikupp | 67 | 1 | / |
Chereku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chereku in the Russian language | ||
| Череку | cereku | - |
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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 Chereku
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