Cherukut Surname

133,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Cherukut Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born after mother slept hungry.

Cherukut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,3581:11,6261,935
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693

Cherukut (26) may also be a first name.

Cherukut Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born after mother slept hungry.

- knaibei

Cherukut Last Name Facts

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

Cherukut is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherukut? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 133,798th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,163,761 people. Cherukut is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cherukut live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Cherukut is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 26 people.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 3,358 people, or 1 in 11,626. In Uganda it is most common in: Kween District, where 41 percent live, Kapchorwa District, where 36 percent live and Bukwo District, where 21 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheruikut941/
Cherukuit941/
Cherukuut941/
Cherukuth941/
Cherokut884/
Cherukot884/
Kherukut881/
Cherikut881/
Cheruikot821/
Herreukuscht700/
Chiriecut5940/
Charicauth565/

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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
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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 Cherukut
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