Cheriwoi Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cheriwoi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheriwoi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Cheriwoi (67) may also be a first name.

Cheriwoi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cheriwoi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheriwoi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cheriwoi is the 6,063,924th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Cheriwoi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheriwoi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Cheriwoi is also the 1,191,548th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 67 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Cheriwoi is most common in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheriwo9350/
Cheriwoy881/
Cherioui881/
Heriwi8616/
Chehrioui821/
Cherivi80432/
Cherewo80195/
Chiriwo80128/
Cheribi8018/
Cheribo809/
Cheruwo805/
Cheriwa802/
Cheraibi75283/
Cherioua75171/
Cherribi75148/
Cherivou755/
Tcheriwa752/
Chereivi751/
Cheribih751/
Cheerivi751/
Ceribo71222/
Heribi71127/
Seriwi7115/
Chitriwai7113/
Herivo717/
Heriwe712/
Cherywood711/
Jeriwi711/
Herewo711/
Heribo711/
Cherivich711/
Cerivi711/
Chirivi672,106/
Cheruwa67273/
Chirewo67267/
Sheribo67240/
Cheriba67200/
Kerioui67180/
Kheribi67174/
Chiribi67116/
Chiriwa67103/
Serioui6783/
Chariwa6760/
Cherive6743/
Seriboi6717/
Heraibi6716/
Cherewa6716/
Tseriwo6714/
Kerewoi679/
Cherevo679/
Chariwe677/
Chiruwo676/
Choriwa676/
Ceriová674/
Hereibi674/
Cheriva672/
Ceriova672/
Sheribi672/
Sherivi672/
Sheriwa671/
Keriwai671/
Chiribhoyi671/
Charivi671/
Herriwe671/
Heribai671/
Kiriwoi671/
Heribou671/
Sherivo671/
Shiriwi671/
Seriwai671/
Chírivi671/
Cerivos671/
Cherebi671/
Siriwoi671/

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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
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  • 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 Cheriwoi
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