Kerato Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kerato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1351:342,07320,519
Tanzania1141:464,40032,092
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kerato (28) may also be a first name.

Kerato Last Name Facts

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

Kerato (Marathi: केऱटो) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kerato click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerato? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 996,001st most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kerato reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kerato is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 28 people.

The surname Kerato is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 342,073. In Kenya Kerato is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 94 percent are found, Kisii County, where 3 percent are found and Narok County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 44 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Kerato Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kerato surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keratou921/
Kaerato921/
Kerastos867/
Kaeraeto861/
Karato832,136/
Kereto831,806/
Kerata83281/
Keroto8356/
Kirato8334/
Korato8322/
Ceratto77912/
Karatoy77330/
Keraita7767/
Cherato7737/
Querato776/
Kearata776/
Kharato775/
Keretho774/
Ceratoo774/
Karatho774/
Keretto773/
Kereyto772/
Karaito772/
Kierata772/
Karaeto771/
Kherata771/
Kitrato771/
Qerrato771/
Keretoo771/
Kerreto771/
Kaerata771/
Karatoi771/
Koratho771/
Ceerato771/
Cerauto771/
Kergata771/
Keratta771/
Kiratho771/
Kiraato771/
Keerata771/
Cerratto71133/
Cheratto7123/
Kieratta7119/
Keereeto717/
Cherrato715/
Cerrrato715/
Queirato714/
Quierato714/
Kherrata714/
Querrato711/
Kereitto711/
Ccerrato711/
Karattou711/
Kieraeta711/
Khairato711/
Khiratho711/
Queratto711/
Keeratha711/
Karata675,414/
Korata67450/
Kirata67430/
Kereta67355/
Koroto67229/
Koreto67185/
Karoto6788/
Kiroto6753/
Kareto6742/
Kireto6732/
Cerata6728/
Kerota6719/
Kettratad6710/
Ceroto672/
Quieratto671/

Kerato Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerato in the Marathi language
केऱटोkerato-

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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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  • 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 Kerato
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