Cherugut Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cherugut Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherugut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1941:238,04116,587
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Cherugut (13) may also be a first name.

Cherugut Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cherugut occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherugut? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,202,518th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cherugut live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 238,041. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 40 percent are found, Nandi County, where 34 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 21 percent are found. Beside Kenya Cherugut is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Cherugut Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cherugut last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherungut94100/
Cherugu9310/
Cherungu8849/
Cherogut889/
Herugu861/
Cerugu861/
Jerugut80202/
Chirugu80108/
Serugut801/
Chirungu75237/
Chirigut75104/
Chiraugu751/
Gerugu7133/
Charigaut716/
Jerugu716/
Hirugu716/
Serugu712/
Chirhungu711/
Cirungu67193/
Jeerugu676/
Shirugu672/
Geruguh671/
Shirungu6367/
Hairungu6350/
Serungau635/
Cirhungu634/
Serugoot631/
Shirugud631/
Serunggau597/
Shirugupp591/
Girugu5737/
Jirugu5725/
Sirugu577/
Cirogu571/
Zirugu571/
Sserugujje561/
Sirungu5317/
Shirogu536/
Sirugupp5027/
Sirougou505/
Sserugoo501/

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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 Cherugut
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