Cheruto Surname
Approximately 22,159 people bear this surname
Cheruto Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born on a visit or journey.
Cheruto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 21,220 | 1:2,176 | 335 |
| Uganda | 932 | 1:41,888 | 5,299 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Cheruto (4,547) may also be a first name.
Cheruto Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born on a visit or journey.
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Cheruto Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Cheruto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheruto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cheruto is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheruto? popularity and diffusion
Cheruto is the 24,400th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 328,875 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheruto reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Cheruto is also the 101,950th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 4,547 people.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 21,220 people, or 1 in 2,176. In Kenya it is primarily found in: West Pokot County, where 26 percent are found, Nandi County, where 16 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Kenya Cheruto exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Cheruto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Cheruto surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Cheruto
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