Kereba Surname
Approximately 306 people bear this surname
Kereba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 261 | 1:149,576 | 13,268 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Kereba (62) may also be a first name.
Kereba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kereba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kereba (Marathi: केरबा, Oriya: େକେରବା) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kereba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 881,213th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The last name Kereba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kereba live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 62 people.
Kereba is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 149,576. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Budaka District, where 51 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 24 percent are found and Butaleja District, where 9 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kereba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kereba in the Oriya language | ||
| େକେରବା | ekeraba | - |
| Kereba in the Marathi language | ||
| केरबा | keraba | 50 |
| केरेबा | kereba | 50 |
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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 Kereba
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