Kere Surname
Approximately 39,517 people bear this surname
Kere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 27,297 | 1:672 | 94 |
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| India | 1,798 | 1:426,621 | 22,307 |
| Kenya | 1,145 | 1:40,332 | 4,237 |
| Uganda | 1,127 | 1:34,640 | 4,581 |
| Ivory Coast | 865 | 1:26,672 | 1,876 |
| Papua New Guinea | 675 | 1:12,080 | 1,104 |
| Solomon Islands | 555 | 1:1,045 | 39 |
| Indonesia | 547 | 1:241,772 | 22,221 |
| Mali | 452 | 1:37,542 | 1,092 |
| Nigeria | 439 | 1:403,514 | 21,145 |
| Cameroon | 404 | 1:51,409 | 6,728 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Benin | 199 | 1:51,938 | 6,545 |
| South Africa | 178 | 1:304,369 | 29,195 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Turkey | 114 | 1:682,644 | 35,241 |
| Congo | 110 | 1:45,355 | 4,275 |
| Lesotho | 95 | 1:21,395 | 4,436 |
| Latvia | 76 | 1:26,974 | 4,129 |
| Zimbabwe | 71 | 1:217,440 | 24,563 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Niger | 53 | 1:362,114 | 10,354 |
| Guinea | 43 | 1:275,205 | 1,059 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Këre (4), Ķere (1), Kéré (20) & Kèrè (1) are calculated separately.
Kere (11,417) may also be a first name.
Kere Demographics
Kere Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kere (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻴﺮ, Hindi: केरे, Marathi: केरे, Oriya: େକେର, Russian: Кере) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Këre, Ķere, Kéré or Kèrè. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kere? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,101st most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 184,415 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kere are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 56,030th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 11,417 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 27,297 people, or 1 in 672. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre-Est Region, where 74 percent reside, Centre Region, where 19 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Burkina Faso it occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 6 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Kere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kere surname expanded 222 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Christian (97%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kere last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kere earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.46% less than the national average, earning R 139,116 per year; in United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.93% more than the national average, earning $56,602 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kere Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kere in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻴﺮ | khyr | - |
| Kere in the Hindi language | ||
| केरे | kere | - |
| Kere in the Oriya language | ||
| େକେର | ekera | - |
| Kere in the Marathi language | ||
| केरे | kere | 96.61 |
| काेरे | kaere | 1.78 |
| कोेरे | koere | 1.45 |
| कॅरे | kere | 0.08 |
| कोॅरे | koere | 0.08 |
| Kere in the Russian language | ||
| Кере | kere | - |
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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 Kere
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