Arekai Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Arekai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 125 | 1:369,439 | 21,332 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Arekai Demographics
Arekai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Arekai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arekai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arekai is found most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arekai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Arekai is the 1,380,086th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Arekai are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 369,439. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Baringo County, where 55 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 38 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Arekai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Arekai
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