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/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 704,927th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. Cherus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Cherus reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Cherus is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name globally, borne by 26 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 403 people, or 1 in 114,590. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 54 percent reside, Narok County, where 25 percent reside and Baringo County, where 11 percent reside. Not including Kenya Cherus occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Italy, where 0 percent reside.
Cherus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Cherus last name is primarily 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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