Cognomen Cherub (Chérubin 
, Kerubo 
, Cherub 
) , in the entire world, is a common surname. The last name Cherub is habitual in Kenya, where it is quite a common surname, Rwanda, where it is a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. Very seldom, Cherub is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chérubin | Ivory Coast, United States, Canada, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Kerubo | Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, United States |
| Cherub | Indonesia, China, Taiwan, United States, Myanmar |
| כרוב | Israel |
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