Jereko Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jereko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jereko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1421:325,21119,938
Tanzania751:705,88840,428
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Jereko (22) may also be a first name.

Jereko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jereko (Arabic: جيريكو) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jereko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jereko is the 1,082,743rd most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jereko reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Jereko is also the 2,301,746th most common first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 325,211. In Kenya Jereko is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 99 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside.

Jereko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jereško925/
Jerecko924/
Jerieko921/
Ereko918/
Djerekou8635/
Jereckos8610/
Djerekoi861/
Sereko831,491/
Jeriko83645/
Gereko8397/
Jereka8389/
Zereko8312/
Yereko836/
Erekou836/
Jereco832/
Jerako831/
Jireko831/
Tjeriko77611/
Yerekou7794/
Sereiko7769/
Sereyko7751/
Gereyko7744/
Gerekos7739/
Jerheka7727/
Yeresko7714/
Gerekou777/
Jericko777/
Erekhoy774/
Gereiko772/
Serekoy771/
Jhereka771/
Jerakoh771/
Gerekoo771/
Djeriko771/
Getreko771/
Eriko73403/
Ereka73215/
Ereco7351/
Serheiko71237/
Gierejko71130/
Jerricko7112/
Gereshko7111/
Djerikou719/
Sierejko718/
Yereshko711/
Giereyko711/
Serekhou711/
Seregkou711/
Zheredko711/
Hierekho711/
Jerickoj711/
Djirekou711/
Jerico67851/
Sereka67729/
Erekaa6783/
Yeriko6760/
Cereco6755/
Gereka6751/
Jiriko6746/
Jerika6734/
Ieriko6733/
Ericko6733/
Ceriko6723/
Yereka6717/
Seriko6715/
Eryoko6710/
Sereco6710/
Zereka675/
Geriko675/
Zeriko674/
Erekha673/
Gireko672/
Erreka672/
Jeraka672/
Jereqa671/
Erecka671/
Cereka671/
Jereca671/
Eraiko671/
Erikko671/
Sireko671/
Erriko671/
Erikuo671/
Erikou671/
Zereschko671/
Yeroko671/
Ereika671/

Jereko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jereko in the Arabic language
جيريكوjyrykw-

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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 Jereko
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