Cherwon Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cherwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherwon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5351:86,3187,849
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Cherwon (57) may also be a first name.

Cherwon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cherwon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cherwon is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cherwon.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherwon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cherwon is the 574,640th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Cherwon are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Cherwon is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 57 people.

The last name Cherwon is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 535 people, or 1 in 86,318. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nandi County, where 54 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 41 percent reside and Bomet County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherwong934/
Herwon921/
Cerwon921/
Cheruon86222/
Czerwon8657/
Chervon8651/
Sherwon861/
Cherwan860/
Czerwonk8026/
Scherbon8014/
Czerwonn808/
Chervone807/
Cherwang802/
Chervont801/
Sherwoon801/
Schirwon801/
Herbon771,833/
Herwan77592/
Cerbon77166/
Kerwon77117/
Serwon77113/
Cervon77104/
Hervon7715/
Gerwon771/
Chervonne752/
Khearwong751/
Cervone714,020/
Sherwan711,225/
Sherbon71319/
Chervan71315/
Chervonova71133/
Cherban7188/
Herbohn7187/
Charvon7171/
Chirvon7158/
Chyrvon7155/
Kerwong7135/
Czerwan7133/
Hervoin7121/
Czirwon7114/
Cervont714/
Shervon713/
Charwan712/
Herwant712/
Herboun712/
Chirwan711/
Chirbon711/
Herwamn711/
Ceruone711/
Czerwoń711/
Scerbon710/
Scherban671,686/
Cherbuin67417/
Sheirbon67110/
Chervonnova6768/
Charvoin6716/
Sherwane6715/
Chervand6710/
Shyrwoin677/
Sheerwan674/
Chirwane673/
Czirwohn673/
Chervant672/
Schervan672/
Sherwaan672/
Kherboon671/
Kheurwan671/
Sherwann671/
Sherwant671/
Serwonne671/
Sesrwong671/
Sheirwan671/
Shearwan671/
Sherrbon670/
Sheerbon670/

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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 Cherwon
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