Kerebe Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kerebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kerebe (11) may also be a first name.

Kerebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerebe is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kerebe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerebe is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Kerebe reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kerebe is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda Kerebe is most numerous in: Koboko District, where 85 percent are found, Arua District, where 8 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerebea922,553/
Kerebei92146/
Kerebeh9225/
Kherebe9211/
Kerebey924/
Kerebes922/
Kerebhe921/
Keirebe921/
Kerebie921/
Kerebesh864/
Kerebeae862/
Kkerebea862/
Khereebe861/
Kerebecz861/
Kerebett861/
Kerebi83357/
Kereba83306/
Karebe83144/
Cerebe8326/
Kirebe8321/
Kereby8312/
Kerobe8310/
Korebe835/
Keribe833/
Kerabe832/
Kaheirebe801/
Kerebih771,610/
Kerempe771,096/
Khereba77276/
Kerebai77125/
Kerebić7742/
Kearabe7739/
Kareebe7716/
Kharebe776/
Karebea773/
Khrejbe773/
Kiereba772/
Kirebei772/
Keribes772/
Keireba771/
Kearibe771/
Kereeba771/
Kariebe771/
Kerebay771/
Kireebe771/
Kitrebe771/
Koreebe771/
Karebei771/
Cherebe771/
Kaerabe771/
Kereboa771/
Querebe771/
Cerebey771/
Keribea771/
Kerieba771/
Kherrebi71138/
Kerebish7116/
Kheribet716/
Kereybay713/
Khereaba711/
Kereibay711/
Kherebai711/
Karibe675,040/
Korobe674,706/
Qarebe671,776/
Kheribech67480/
Kirabe67189/
Koribe67165/
Karabe67162/
Kiribe67103/
Kireba6788/
Karebi6769/
Korabe6719/
Kirobe6716/
Keriba6711/
Karobe679/
Cerebi678/
Korebi677/
Krejby677/
Kerobi675/
Keribi675/
Kerabi675/
Cereby675/
Keraby672/
Corebe672/
Kheraibet672/
Kareby672/
Ceribe671/
Keriby671/
Carebe671/
Khoreibeh671/

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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 Kerebe
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