Kerama Surname
Approximately 1,148 people bear this surname
Kerama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 794 | 1:58,161 | 5,751 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Greece | 93 | 1:119,138 | 20,020 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Algeria | 14 | 1:2,759,396 | 44,963 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Kerama (580) may also be a first name.
Kerama Demographics
Kerama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kerama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kerama (Arabic: كرما, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﺍﻣﻪ, Hindi: केरमा, Marathi: केरमा, Oriya: େକରାମା, Russian: Керама) is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 324,446th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,348,037 people. Kerama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kerama reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kerama is also the 347,677th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 580 people.
The last name Kerama is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 794 people, or 1 in 58,161. In Kenya Kerama is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 57 percent live, Nairobi County, where 23 percent live and Nyamira County, where 8 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 13 percent live and Greece, where 8 percent live.
Kerama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kerama surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kerama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerama in the Marathi language | ||
| केरमा | kerama | - |
| Kerama in the Hindi language | ||
| केरमा | kerama | 80 |
| केरामा | kerama | 20 |
| Kerama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺮﺍﻣﻪ | kramh | 50 |
| ﻛﺮﺍﻡ | kram | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻣﺔ | alkramt | 16.67 |
| ﺃﻛﺮﺍﻣﻪ | akramh | 16.67 |
| Kerama in the Oriya language | ||
| େକରାମା | ekarama | 50 |
| େକରମା | ekarama | 50 |
| Kerama in the Russian language | ||
| Керама | kerama | - |
| Kerama in the Arabic language | ||
| كرما | krma | - |
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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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- 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 Kerama
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