Kareko Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kareko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kareko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3641:126,86810,482
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Kareko (32) may also be a first name.

Kareko Last Name Facts

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

Kareko is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kareko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 587,571st most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 13,698,395 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Kareko reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kareko is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 32 people.

The surname Kareko is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 126,868. In Kenya Kareko is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 28 percent live, Nyeri County, where 21 percent live and Kiambu County, where 19 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and New Zealand, where 7 percent live.

Kareko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karetko92468/
Karekos9292/
Karekou9218/
Karekop928/
Karekot927/
Khareko925/
Kareako925/
Kareyko921/
Karieko921/
Karekoa921/
Kaireko921/
Kareeko921/
Karekopp8616/
Katrecko866/
Kareikko861/
Kareakos861/
Kareka832,031/
Kariko831,864/
Karako83714/
Karoko83606/
Kareco8362/
Koreko8312/
Kereko8312/
Kharechko801,615/
Katrechko801,368/
Koreiko77258/
Karetka77220/
Karajko77206/
Koreyko77169/
Koresko77131/
Karakoi77120/
Kareska77113/
Korejko77110/
Koretko7795/
Karikko7783/
Karyoko7778/
Karakoy7778/
Karioko7766/
Karytko7757/
Karisko7749/
Karakoh7748/
Kereiko7739/
Kereyko7736/
Karikoa7730/
Korecko7728/
Karaiko7723/
Karikos7719/
Kharako7716/
Kaeroko7714/
Karitko779/
Karikou779/
Karakko778/
Karzeka777/
Kariško777/
Karaeka777/
Karahko777/
Karekad776/
Karekka776/
Karekha775/
Karikop774/
Khareka774/
Kareika774/
Kaereka773/
Karikoi773/
Kerekoi773/
Korekou773/
Catreko772/
Kairoko772/
Karaako772/
Katryko771/
Khoreko771/
Karoyko771/
Karecos771/
Karikod771/
Karikoz771/
Carreko771/
Kerekuo771/
Kerekoo771/
Kasreka771/
Kareeka771/
Korekos771/
Kkariko771/
Kareyka771/
Karokoh771/
Korejtko71127/
Kareckas7192/
Karichko7134/
Korechko7132/
Kairikko7129/
Gkerekou7128/
Karagkou7119/
Karekkat7114/
Karykous7114/
Karikopp7113/
Kereakou7113/
Kourekou7113/
Kaharako7112/
Karrekka7111/
Koreshko7110/
Karaikoz7110/
Kharikho719/
Karaisko717/
Karakhou715/
Kariokoo714/
Karikott713/
Karaikos712/
Karekatt712/
Kharakho712/
Kairakoj711/
Kharekat711/
Karaikou711/
Karikkod711/
Korekopp711/
Katrikou711/
Kariskou711/
Karheika711/
Karekash711/
Khatriko711/
Khoresko711/
Koreszko711/
Gkarikos711/
Gkarikou711/
Karoikoi711/
Koreitko711/
Khareika711/
Kharytko711/
Karaka678,925/
Karika674,317/
Karaiskos672,134/
Karaiskou671,254/
Khorechko67379/
Kereka67293/
Karikó67268/
Khoreshko67254/
Karakó67221/
Koreka67210/
Karyka67178/
Caroko67161/
Keriko67102/
Karoka6773/
Keroko6768/
Katrychko6764/
Katrichko6744/
Kharichko6742/
Katrechka6732/
Kotrechko6729/
Kareca6726/
Kharechka6714/
Karoqo6712/
Kerako6710/
Careco679/
Karaco678/
Kharychko677/
Karikaová675/
Kharikhou675/
Karikkott674/
Careka674/
Koureykoy674/
Karoco673/
Cariko672/
Karico672/
Karikkoth671/
Karéka671/
Kereqo671/
Karikaova671/
Karezkash671/
Karoca671/
Kharishko671/
Karaiskoy671/
Kareeckas671/
Gkaragkou671/
Koreco671/
Carako670/
Kooreskop670/

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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 Kareko
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