Cheruga Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Cheruga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheruga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cheruga Last Name Facts

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

Cheruga is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheruga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Cheruga occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Cheruga reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Cheruga is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Besides The DR Congo Cheruga is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherunga9363/
Scheruga9336/
Cherouga931/
Ceruga9248/
Cherougha8819/
Herunga861,543/
Charuga8616/
Chiruga862/
Cherugo861/
Cherugi861/
Herouga861/
Cheriga861/
Chirunga802,691/
Charauga8013/
Chirauga8012/
Cherunge809/
Herungay807/
Cheruget801/
Cherouge801/
Chereugi801/
Cherriga800/
Šeruga77785/
Seruga77579/
Ceroga7711/
Herugi7710/
Hiruga773/
Ceróga771/
Geruga771/
Cerugo771/
Jeruga771/
Herunggay7512/
Cherougui755/
Sherougha754/
Chirungga751/
Cheroughi751/
Charougha751/
Chorougha751/
Herrungay751/
Chiriga712,698/
Cherigo711,805/
Kerunga71330/
Sseruga71278/
Sieruga71220/
Serugga71184/
Zerouga71180/
Serunga71171/
Chariga7175/
Szeruga7165/
Cairuga7155/
Choriga7119/
Serruga7114/
Queruga714/
Keiruga711/
Cayruga711/
Cherrougui711/
Hirugad711/
Chairungga711/
Heruges710/
Queiruga671,176/
Sserugga67765/
Sserunga67178/
Chirouge6729/
Chirungo6710/
Chirigha677/
Shirunga676/
Serungau675/
Dzieruga674/
Chierigo673/
Keirunga673/
Zerougha672/
Chérouge671/
Sseruuga671/
Cherogoi671/
Zerrouga671/
Chirigah671/
Serounga671/
Charugoo671/
Charriga671/
Quieruga671/

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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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  • 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 Cheruga
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