Cherus Surname
Approximately 417 people bear this surname
Cherus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 403 | 1:114,590 | 9,735 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Cherus (26) may also be a first name.
Cherus Demographics
Cherus Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Cherus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cherus (Russian: Черус) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cherus.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 704,927th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. Cherus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Cherus are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Cherus is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 26 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 114,590. In Kenya Cherus is most prevalent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 54 percent are found, Narok County, where 25 percent are found and Baringo County, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.
Cherus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cherus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherus in the Russian language | ||
| Черус | cerus | - |
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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 Cherus
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