Cherong Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Cherong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Cherong (7) may also be a first name.
Cherong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cherong is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherong? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Cherong live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 7 people.
The surname Cherong is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bulambuli District, where 33 percent reside, Kapchorwa District, where 33 percent reside and Kween District, where 33 percent reside. Not including Uganda Cherong is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Malaysia, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Cherong
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