Kerebu Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Kerebu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kerebu (635) may also be a first name.
Kerebu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerebu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kerebu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerebu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kerebu is the 2,020,555th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. Kerebu is predominantly found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Kerebu reside; 55 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 55 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kerebu is also the 330,269th most common first name world-wide, held by 635 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 173,483. In Papua New Guinea Kerebu is primarily concentrated in: Northern, where 77 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerebau | 92 | 11 | / |
| Keerebu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kerebou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kereabu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kerebush | 86 | 25 | / |
| Karebu | 83 | 240 | / |
| Kerabu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Korebu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kirebu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keribu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kerobu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kariebu | 77 | 37 | / |
| Kerempu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Keraabu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kareebu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kerabui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kairebu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keribou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korebou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kirebou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korrebu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korabu | 67 | 5,796 | / |
| Karabu | 67 | 1,324 | / |
| Karibu | 67 | 574 | / |
| Korobu | 67 | 192 | / |
| Kiribu | 67 | 189 | / |
| Kirabu | 67 | 130 | / |
| Kheribout | 67 | 96 | / |
| Karobu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kerivu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Corebu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koribu | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Kerebu
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