Kariega Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Kariega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 64 | 1:721,561 | 30,456 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kariega Demographics
Kariega Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kariega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kariega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kariega is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kariega? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kariega are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 59 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 14 percent reside and Muranga County, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Kariega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kariega surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Kariega
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