Cognomen כרוב (Chérubin 
, Kerubo 
, Cherub 
) , in the world, is a common family name. The cognomen כרוב is habitual in Kenya, where it is quite a common surname, Rwanda, where it is a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. Very seldom, כרוב is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chérubin | Ivory Coast, Canada, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France |
| Kerubo | Uganda, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, United States, Rwanda |
| Cherub | China, United States, Myanmar, Indonesia, Taiwan |
| כרוב | Israel |