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 surname Kerap (Bengali: কেরপ, Hindi: केराप, Marathi: केरप, Russian: Керап) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerap? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 766,190th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The last name Kerap occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Kerap live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kerap is also the 715,247th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 164 people.

The last name Kerap is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 430,779. In Indonesia Kerap is most numerous in: North Sulawesi, where 85 percent reside, West Java, where 8 percent reside and Gorontalo, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Kerap exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

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

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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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