Jeriko Surname
Approximately 645 people bear this surname
Jeriko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 403 | 1:131,369 | 12,293 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 last name Jeriko (Georgian: ჯერიკო, Marathi: जेरीको) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jeriko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeriko? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jeriko is the 507,898th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,298,521 people. The last name Jeriko 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. It is also the 222,650th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 1,257 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 131,369. In Tanzania Jeriko is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 70 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 23 percent live and Iringa Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Jeriko occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jeriko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jeriko in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯერიკო | jeriko | - |
| Jeriko in the Marathi language | ||
| जेरीको | jeriko | - |
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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 Jeriko
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