Cherestal Surname

349,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Cherestal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherestal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti8361:12,7801,249
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Canada471:783,94961,790
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Belize11:355,4743,977
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

The alternate forms: Chérestal (2) are calculated separately.

Cherestal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cherestal occurs in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Chérestal. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherestal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cherestal is the 349,113th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,967,061 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cherestal are found; 80 percent are found in Caribbean and 80 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean.

It is most frequently occurring in Haiti, where it is held by 836 people, or 1 in 12,780. In Haiti it is primarily found in: Ouest, where 95 percent reside, Artibonite, where 0 percent reside and Nord-Ouest, where 0 percent reside. Barring Haiti this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Cherestal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cherestal surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cherestal earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.19% more than the national average, earning $51,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.61% less than the national average, earning $46,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chérestal962/
Cherestale959/
Scherestal952/
Cheretal941/
Cheristal8968/
Sherestal891/
Herresthal84138/
Heristal827/
Charistal7840/
Cheristol781/
Cerital751/
Geretal750/
Cherithail741/
Geristal711/
Sherital711/
Jiretal634/
Kiristal599/
Ciritale591/
Jiristal591/

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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 Cherestal
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