Cheruyot Surname
Approximately 5,355 people bear this surname
Cheruyot Surname User-submission:
The Cheruiyot surname means 'born at early night when people go to sleep'. Though spelled the same, the forename and surname are pronounced distinctly by the native Kalenjin speakers, and the surname traditionally carries a prefix arap-, meaning 'son of'.
Read More About This SurnameCheruyot Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,340 | 1:8,648 | 1,124 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Cheruyot (838) may also be a first name.
Cheruyot Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Cheruiyot surname means 'born at early night when people go to sleep'. Though spelled the same, the forename and surname are pronounced distinctly by the native Kalenjin speakers, and the surname traditionally carries a prefix arap-, meaning 'son of'.
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Cheruyot Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Cheruyot Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheruyot Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheruyot is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheruyot? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cheruyot is the 89,594th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,360,886 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheruyot live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 282,036th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 838 people.
This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 5,340 people, or 1 in 8,648. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kericho County, where 18 percent live, Narok County, where 17 percent live and Nakuru County, where 17 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Cheruyot Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Cheruyot last name 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
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