Erekai Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Erekai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erekai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Erekai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erekai is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erekai? popularity and diffusion

Erekai is the 2,106,139th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Erekai occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Erekai are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya Erekai is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Erekai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Erekai surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ereka91215/
Ereki9197/
Jerekayi868/
Arekai83159/
Eureka83152/
Jereka8389/
Erekaa8383/
Gereka8351/
Erieki8332/
Erekiz8323/
Yereki8318/
Yereka8317/
Hereka8315/
Erekui8313/
Erikai8310/
Aereka837/
Eraeka837/
Erakai836/
Hereki836/
Erekie834/
Erekha833/
Etreki832/
Erreka832/
Jereki832/
Erykai831/
Ereiki831/
Erekei831/
Gereki831/
Erekyi831/
Ereika831/
Erecka831/
Jerheka7727/
Herecki7726/
Jereski7725/
Orekhai7724/
Ereikat7722/
Ierekaa7721/
Erekaha7719/
Erekaye7716/
Eirekat7711/
Eretkay777/
Hereaka777/
Aerekaa775/
Erekawe775/
Erikayi775/
Herieka774/
Erekiya774/
Herekas773/
Yerekii773/
Ijereki773/
Yerekat772/
Erekeya772/
Erekchi772/
Herzeka771/
Heereka771/
Jhereka771/
Earekat771/
Errekka771/
Erakaia771/
Erekaya771/
Gereeka771/
Yerekad771/
Erekkaa771/
Erekeyi771/
Herreka771/
Herakai771/
Ereckie771/
Ereckij771/
Erekaja771/
Erekhis771/
Oerekki771/
Oriekai771/
Erika735,129/
Eraka732,289/
Eraqi731,756/
Eraki731,629/
Areki731,499/
Ereke73819/
Eriki73709/
Ereqi73176/
Ireka73142/
Areka73137/
Oreka73122/
Eroka7342/
Oreki7318/
Eryka7313/
Ereca7313/
Ireki7312/
Ereky734/
Eroki733/
Yreka733/
Erjka731/
Eryki731/
Erakaiah7155/
Erezkaya7137/
Gierecki7115/
Jerejski7113/
Herechka716/
Hereszka714/
Ettreiki714/
Hirekayi713/
Erekkath712/
Geyoreka712/
Ereiskyi712/
Herekiya711/
Heerekaa711/
Heerekas711/
Erikaiah711/
Gerikayi711/
Heureuka711/
Jerzecki711/
Gerekaya711/
Gerekoya711/
Gerekoyi711/
Aerekoie711/
Jerreski710/
Erraki671,914/
Gereke67899/
Hareka67557/
Herika67555/
Heraki67458/
Orekha67281/
Erreca67259/
Orieka67236/
Geriki67210/
Aeraki67193/
Gerika67174/
Erokha67149/
Horeka67135/
Arakai67129/
Ehreke67125/
Oraeki67123/
Orekie67107/
Eracai67107/
Hereqi67106/
Yereke6798/
Orecki6796/
Hareki6783/
Erakay6775/
Erikha6775/
Hereke6765/
Erokay6759/
Erakka6755/
Arieki6751/
Earaka6748/
Jeriki6747/
Jerika6734/
Arekau6734/
Orieki6732/
Erzika6729/
Erikki6729/
Arekhi6725/
Erakaa6723/
Etriki6722/
Yeriki6721/
Yireka6721/
Arokai6720/
Ehraqi6720/
Irecki6719/
Eurika6718/
Arikai6717/
Irikai6716/
Orokai6713/
Erikah6712/
Irekah6711/
Ohreki6711/
Orekei6711/
Gereca6710/
Ereyskaya6710/
Eraeca6710/
Erziki6710/
Eraqui679/
Erraqi679/
Erikih679/
Areika678/
Orikai678/
Erekue678/
Erieca678/
Orekhi677/
Yerika677/
Jereke677/
Oreaki677/
Erikau677/
Eyrekkaya677/
Areeka676/
Erikka676/
Heriki676/
Erekou676/
Arekha675/
Hireka675/
Eureca675/
Erechi675/
Jereky674/
Heryka674/
Oereke674/
Eureke674/
Arekaa674/
Euraka674/
Yoreka674/
Erakki674/
Erraka673/
Eeraka673/
Eiraki673/
Errika673/
Aerika673/
Erioka673/
Orehka673/
Orekah673/
Erakha673/
Aireki673/
Aareka672/
Orakai672/
Earika672/
Erriki672/
Oroeki672/
Ehrehkash672/
Gireka672/
Hereca672/
Eraika672/
Arekea672/
Heraka672/
Erykah671/
Erokhi671/
Oeraka671/
Jretka671/
Jereca671/
Irecai671/
Earaki671/
Eiriki671/
Erikca671/
Ayreka671/
Geryki671/
Aireka671/
Arekka671/
Arekui671/
Arieka671/
Yereyshka671/
Orekea671/
Arekii671/
Orekaa671/
Irieka671/
Oreiki671/
Oreika671/
Irekha671/
Erikio671/
Horeki671/
Hereatkha671/
Ireika671/
Irakai671/
Jreika671/
Oreyki671/
Gireki671/
Erecke671/
Eraaka671/
Etryka671/
Aeraka671/
Aregka671/
Arekay671/
Arekei671/
Arekoi671/
Araeka671/
Erikaj671/
Ereqat671/
Orheka671/
Jereqa671/
Irokai671/
Arekie671/
Erokaa671/
Ereake671/
Erhika671/
Jerekj671/
Ehrika670/
Jrekie670/

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