Chesire Surname
Approximately 8,315 people bear this surname
Chesire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,133 | 1:5,678 | 784 |
| United States | 156 | 1:2,323,455 | 144,218 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
Chesire (1,213) may also be a first name.
Chesire Demographics
Chesire Political Affiliation
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Chesire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chesire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chesire occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chesire? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 60,575th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 876,434 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chesire are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chesire is also the 227,353rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,213 people.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 8,133 people, or 1 in 5,678. In Kenya Chesire is most frequent in: Baringo County, where 50 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 15 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 12 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Chesire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chesire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chesire surname rose 390 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chesire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Chesire last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Chesire are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.
Chesire earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $40,101 USD per year.
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Chesire Reference & Research
Cheshire FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Chesire
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