Chesegut Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chesegut Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chesegut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chesegut Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chesegut is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chesegut? popularity and diffusion

Chesegut is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chesegut live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Chesegut is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 50 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chisegu80128/
Sheshegu75110/
Sesegaud633/
Sessegou631/
Cisseghou591/
Seiseghou591/
Sesigu571/
Jezegou53229/
Gezegou532/
Shishigu5049/
Setshegu504/
Sseziggu501/

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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
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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 Chesegut
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