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 found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheruto? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,400th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 328,875 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheruto are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 101,950th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 4,547 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 21,220 people, or 1 in 2,176. In Kenya it is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 26 percent reside, Nandi County, where 16 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Cheruto is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Cheruto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Cheruto surname is principally 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
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- 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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