Jeriko Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jeriko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeriko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4031:131,36912,293
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jeriko (1,257) may also be a first name.

Jeriko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeriko (Georgian: ჯერიკო, Marathi: जेरीको) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeriko? popularity and diffusion

Jeriko is the 507,898th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,298,521 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Jeriko are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Jeriko is also the 222,650th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,257 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 131,369. In Tanzania Jeriko is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 70 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 23 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjeriko92611/
Jericko927/
Jerieko921/
Djeriko921/
Eriko91403/
Jerricko8612/
Djerikou869/
Jerickoj861/
Jerico83851/
Jereko83228/
Yeriko8360/
Jiriko8346/
Jerika8334/
Ieriko8333/
Ericko8333/
Ceriko8323/
Seriko8315/
Geriko835/
Zeriko834/
Eraiko831/
Erikko831/
Erikou831/
Erikuo831/
Erriko831/
Yerikho77118/
Sereiko7769/
Gerriko7728/
Djiriko7715/
Jericoh7715/
Jiricko7712/
Jerrico779/
Djerico778/
Jerikat775/
Jereško775/
Errikou774/
Jerecko774/
Jeerika774/
Serikko774/
Yerihko773/
Djerika773/
Jerrika772/
Sericko772/
Jericco772/
Gereiko772/
Jherika771/
Jeriquo771/
Zheriko771/
Jerikka771/
Yerikou771/
Cerriko771/
Erika735,129/
Erico73578/
Ereko738/
Serheiko71237/
Djerekou7135/
Dzheriko7111/
Jereckos7110/
Djirikou712/
Ijeirika711/
Serraiko711/
Djerekoi711/
D'Erriko711/
Errico6713,761/
Sereko671,491/
Cerico67773/
Gerico67392/
Gerika67174/
Serico67158/
Serika67146/
Siriko67141/
Eroico67140/
Gereko6797/
Jereka6789/
Yerico6776/
Erikha6775/
Zerika6759/
Jericó6739/
Ziriko6726/
Jerica6725/
Jirico6718/
Giriko6716/
Zereko6712/
Eryoko6710/
Yerika677/
Erikka676/
Jirika676/
Erekou676/
Yereko676/
Yeruko675/
Errika673/
Jeruka673/
Erioka673/
Jereco672/
Ericco672/
Eraika672/
Erikca671/
Zherikhoa671/
Zerico671/
Eróico671/
Eriquo671/
Jērika671/
Ereika671/
Ciriko671/
Cerika671/
Jireko671/
Erhika671/

Jeriko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeriko in the Georgian language
ჯერიკოjeriko-
Jeriko in the Marathi language
जेरीकोjeriko-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jeriko
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