Cherunya Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cherunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya411:1,126,33934,944
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cherunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cherunya is most common in Kenya. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cherunya.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherunya? popularity and diffusion

Cherunya is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Cherunya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Cherunya are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,126,339. In Kenya Cherunya is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 100 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herunya9353/
Hearunya881/
Cheronya881/
Chirounya821/
Hirunya802/
Herunias751/
Chironya751/
Chirhonya711/
Ceronja67111/
Hirunia671/
Heronia671/
Hirunnia631/
Hairuniah592/
Khirounia591/
Khairunnia561/
Ceronio531,004/
Heronio531/
Zeruigno500/

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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 Cherunya
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