Cherono Surname

7,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cherono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71,8251:64393
Uganda431:907,89040,955
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Iceland41:95,0224,787
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Cherono (5,584) may also be a first name.

Cherono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cherono is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cherono.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherono? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cherono is the 7,901st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 101,369 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cherono live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Cherono is also the 89,661st most frequently used first name globally It is held by 5,584 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 71,825 people, or 1 in 643. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bomet County, where 27 percent are found, Kericho County, where 26 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 12 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Cherono Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cerono92283/
Chirono866/
Cerrono865/
Cherona865/
Cherano864/
Cheirano80115/
Chironno8043/
Cherouna804/
Cheranou802/
Chirhono801/
Cerona77184/
Kerono775/
Cirono773/
Cherranou751/
Kerongo712,997/
Chirano7191/
Cherana7188/
Chirona7140/
Cerrona7118/
Cheronneau7117/
Keerono711/
Ceranno711/
Kherona711/
Chironna67651/
Kergonou6795/
Keerongo671/
Chirouna671/
Keirongo671/
Khayrono671/

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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 Cherono
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