Cheriro Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cheriro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheriro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4861:95,0208,436
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Cheriro (30) may also be a first name.

Cheriro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cheriro is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheriro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cheriro is the 628,294th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheriro live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 30 people.

Cheriro is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 95,020. In Kenya it is most common in: Bomet County, where 60 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 17 percent are found and Kericho County, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Cheriro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cheriro last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Cheriro
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