Cheserek Surname

102,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cheserek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheserek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,5771:10,0901,286
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Cheserek (471) may also be a first name.

Cheserek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cheserek is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheserek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 102,688th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,589,779 people. The last name Cheserek occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheserek reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 392,250th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 471 people.

The surname Cheserek is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,577 people, or 1 in 10,090. In Kenya Cheserek is most frequent in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 49 percent are found, Baringo County, where 25 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 10 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Cheserek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Cheserek surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chesereck941/
Cheserekh941/
Chesesrek941/
Chesarek8863/
Chesharek822/
Cheshareck78101/
Chessareck786/
Heisheryk712/
Hajcherek711/
Hesserick710/
Hägerek671/
Hiesserick670/

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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 Cheserek
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