Cheseto Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cheseto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheseto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2551:181,09813,605
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Cheseto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cheseto occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheseto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 990,978th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheseto are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 181,098. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 80 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 19 percent live and Baringo County, where 0 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Cheseto Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chesseto932/
Chesetto931/
Cheseta861/
Checheto8064/
Checetto8018/
Chesitoi804/
Chesitoy801/
Chegesto801/
Chesetah801/
Chisheto801/
Hegeto77107/
Heseta7718/
Seseto776/
Ceseta771/
Hesito771/
Chechetto75222/
Chiesatto752/
Chishetoh751/
Chaseta711,467/
Cecheto7163/
Secheto7115/
Cicheto7113/
Cesesta7110/
Chiseta717/
Cerzeto713/
Chasito712/
Cessito712/
Chisoto711/
Kecheto711/
Hecetou711/
Hecheto711/
Kesieto711/
Chesita711/
Chegeta711/
Cechetto67663/
Chesista67392/
Checheta67324/
Cichetto67152/
Chisheta67141/
Chicheto6714/
Shesheta6711/
Hechetou678/
Caisseto676/
Sechetto674/
Sichetto672/
Cescesta671/
Chisisto671/
Chicetto671/
Chassoto671/
Choshato671/
Cecheyto671/
Cissetto670/

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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 Cheseto
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