Kerayan Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kerayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kerayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerayan (Marathi: केरायण) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kerayan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerayan is the 3,323,005th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Kerayan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kerayan reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 4,007,551. In Indonesia Kerayan is primarily found in: North Kalimantan, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Kerayan exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karayan86914/
Korayan8655/
Cerayan8627/
Keroyan8622/
Keriyan8610/
Kerajan865/
Kirayan863/
Kerayen863/
Kerayne861/
Kharayan8035/
Ceirayan8034/
Keroyant8030/
Kuirayan8021/
Kheriyan8018/
Kheroyan8011/
Cherayan8010/
Kergoyan809/
Kerayong805/
Koeriyan804/
Kerajane804/
Kheraain804/
Kairayan803/
Cerahyan802/
Ketraian801/
Kereyane801/
Kherayam801/
Karahyan801/
Kerean7798/
Kerain7732/
Keraen776/
Keraun773/
Keryen771/
Keraym771/
Cerrahyan756/
Kkairayan754/
Kcheriyan751/
Karoyan711,722/
Kiroyan71697/
Koruyan71639/
Kareyan71551/
Ceriyan71169/
Kariyan71163/
Karaian71142/
Koriyan71131/
Koroyan71111/
Cereyan7172/
Kerehan7171/
Kharayn7152/
Kiriyan7150/
Karayen7149/
Kerrain7132/
Karayon7131/
Karuyan7129/
Qarayan7120/
Karayin7119/
Karahyn7117/
Karayun7116/
Carayan7112/
Korayon719/
Keraine719/
Ketrain717/
Koraian716/
Keryehn716/
Kergean716/
Koreyan715/
Kerayum715/
Cirayan713/
Keerean712/
Kirajan712/
Kerraen712/
Kierain711/
Kirayon711/
Kireyan711/
Kereyin711/
Kereyon711/
Kheiriyand711/
Karaain711/
Koerean711/
Krehayn711/
Kierean711/
Kerayem711/
Corayan710/
Kerijan710/
Kearain710/
Kearean710/
Cheriyan678,805/
Kherojan67108/
Kerawene6796/
Khariyan6789/
Kharoyan6762/
Cheroyan6735/
Koreyhan6728/
Khirajan6724/
Karroyan6723/
Kergoian6718/
Karhoyan6711/
Khoroyan6710/
Kariyann679/
Khoriyan678/
Koerojan677/
Khareyan677/
Chirayan676/
Kerajina676/
Kerraine675/
Kharayen674/
Cherayon674/
Karrajan673/
Kkarajan673/
Khiroyan672/
Cheraian672/
Cherayin672/
Kereysen672/
Korhahyn672/
Kairiyan671/
Khereian671/
Kethrean671/
Khiriyan671/
Kirajant671/
Kiriyane671/
Kiroyang671/
Cehriyan671/
Chereyan671/
Kerriean671/
Kahriyan671/
Kirieyan671/
Cerrajan671/
Kajrajan671/
Kerajong671/
Ketraung671/
Keroyong671/
Khetrain671/
Kerrijan670/
Kerrhean670/

Kerayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerayan in the Marathi language
केरायणkerayana-

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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 Kerayan
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