Jerecho Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jerecho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerecho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Jerecho (247) may also be a first name.

Jerecho Last Name Facts

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

Jerecho occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerecho? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Jerecho are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 567,531st most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 247 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent reside and Rivers, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Jerecho is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerrecho931/
Erecho9267/
Jereco922/
Jericho861,990/
Jerecha862/
Ergecho861/
Serecho861/
Jerricho803/
Jerico77851/
Jerezo7775/
Ericho7741/
Jereso7726/
Erecha7711/
Hereco775/
Erecio771/
Jereca771/
Eresho771/
Ergicho7155/
Jerecia7154/
Jericha7121/
Serecha7110/
Sericho719/
Jerrico719/
Gerecha718/
Erekhoy714/
Gericho713/
Herecha713/
Yericho712/
Chereco712/
Jerycha711/
Gerecio711/
Girecho711/
Yerecio711/
Jeresha711/
Erechga711/
Erricho711/
Cerecha711/
Jeresso710/
Ereso67843/
Sereisho67149/
Jerichau67107/
Zerricho6773/
Cherecha673/
Seretsho672/
Hierekho671/
Jeriesha671/
Jereesha671/
Serricho671/

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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 Jerecho
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