Jerioth Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Jerioth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerioth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jerioth (472) may also be a first name.

Jerioth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jerioth occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Jerioth.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerioth? popularity and diffusion

Jerioth is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Jerioth live; 25 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 391,811th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 472 people.

The last name Jerioth is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeriath863/
Eriot8333/
Jeruiyot807/
Seriot77199/
Geriot778/
Erriot770/
Jerriotte751/
Seuriot7152/
Serriot7112/
Jeruyot716/
Djeriat711/
Seariot711/
Gieriot710/
Eriat6728/
Ceruiyot672/
Gerriott671/

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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
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  • 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 Jerioth
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