Chesoni Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chesoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chesoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1951:236,82016,541
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Chesoni Last Name Facts

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

Chesoni is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chesoni.

How Common Is The Last Name Chesoni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,173,425th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name Chesoni occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chesoni reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 236,820. In Kenya Chesoni is most common in: Nairobi County, where 62 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 26 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 5 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Chesoni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chesoni has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chesoni surname rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chesoni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chesoni surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Chesoni earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chisoni864,694/
Chesani861,135/
Chesone861/
Chesanai8020/
Chesanyi808/
Cheasani805/
Chesanhi801/
Chisonyi801/
Kesoni7729/
Cheysanoi754/
Chisani71445/
Chesane71209/
Kesgoni7125/
Chisone719/
Chizoni719/
Chejani713/
Khisoni713/
Khesani712/
Qesooni711/
Chigioni67381/
Chisogne6761/
Caysonis675/
Chegiani675/
Chezzani672/
Khesjani672/
Chisoine672/
Chedjani671/
Khezouni671/
Coysonis671/
Cheezani671/
Chisanhi671/

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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 Chesoni
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