Kearu Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Kearu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Kearu (19) may also be a first name.
Kearu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kearu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kearu is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kearu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Kearu are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kearu is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 85 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 8 percent live and Gulf, where 8 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 7 percent live.
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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 Kearu
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