Kareko Surname
Approximately 532 people bear this surname
Kareko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 364 | 1:126,868 | 10,482 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Kareko (32) may also be a first name.
Kareko Demographics
Kareko Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kareko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kareko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kareko occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kareko? popularity and diffusion
Kareko is the 587,571st most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Kareko reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent given name at a global level, held by 32 people.
The last name Kareko is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 126,868. In Kenya Kareko is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 28 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 21 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.
Kareko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kareko surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.
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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 Kareko
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