Kerap Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kerap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3071:430,77936,125
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
India191:40,371,862445,856
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kerap (164) may also be a first name.

Kerap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerap (Bengali: কেরপ, Hindi: केराप, Marathi: केरप, Russian: Керап) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerap? popularity and diffusion

It is the 766,190th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Kerap are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 715,247th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 164 people.

The surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 430,779. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: North Sulawesi, where 85 percent live, West Java, where 8 percent live and Gorontalo, where 3 percent live. Beside Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kherap9126/
Kerape9121/
Keraip918/
Keraph917/
Kerapp916/
Kierap911/
Kheraph833/
Keeraps831/
Kaeraph831/
Keraupe831/
Kherapp831/
Karap801,399/
Korap80462/
Cerap80178/
Kerab80170/
Kirap80116/
Kerop8057/
Kheraupe774/
Keadtrap771/
Kharap73276/
Kirape73263/
Karaph73217/
Kherab73107/
Cherap7399/
Karaip7347/
Keraib7319/
Khirap7317/
Kerrab7315/
Kareap7315/
Kaerab7310/
Karrap737/
Koraph737/
Ketrab736/
Querap735/
Caerap734/
Kerzab733/
Korapp733/
Karapp733/
Korrap731/
Karapf731/
Khorap731/
Keerop731/
Kerauv731/
Koraip731/
Kiraph731/
Kerope731/
Kirapf730/
Cerapp730/
Kherrab671,846/
Kaharap6797/
Kherabh6717/
Khiraph6712/
Khairap676/
Kairapp676/
Karahap673/
Kheyrab672/
Ketroop671/
Khierab671/
Cheraph671/
Kkaraph671/
Kairape671/
Korrapp671/
Khirapp671/

Kerap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerap in the Bengali language
কেরপkerapa-
Kerap in the Hindi language
केरापkerapa-
Kerap in the Marathi language
केरपkerapa60.71
केरापkerapa39.29
Kerap in the Russian language
Керапkerap-

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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 Kerap
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