Kereev Surname

241,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Kereev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kereev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan1,4831:11,9231,822
Russia1501:960,82074,969
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Kereev Last Name Facts

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

Kereev (Russian: Кереев) has its highest incidence in Kazakhstan. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kereev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kereev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 241,315th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,400,692 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Kereev are found; 51 percent are found in Central Asia and 51 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 1,483 people, or 1 in 11,923. In Kazakhstan it is primarily concentrated in: Aktobe Region, where 36 percent reside, West Kazakhstan Region, where 6 percent reside and Almaty Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Kazakhstan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.

Kereev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kereev last name is predominantly Orthodox (56%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States Kereev are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kereyev9259/
Kereiev924/
Khereev921/
Kerev9132/
Kereyeva8650/
Kergeyev864/
Kherzeev861/
Kireev8339,134/
Kyreev833,144/
Koreev83768/
Kareev83764/
Kereva8369/
Keriev8324/
Kerepe837/
Kereiv832/
Kerefe832/
Keraev831/
Kereyv831/
Kireyev77111/
Kirejev7743/
Khoreev7737/
Kirgeev7730/
Kirzeev7720/
Khireev7715/
Chereev7713/
Kireiev7712/
Khareev7711/
Kyrheev777/
Kerziev774/
Kheraev772/
Qereyev772/
Kitreev772/
Kheriev772/
Kheroev771/
Kerayev771/
Karev738,208/
Kirev731,231/
Kerov73635/
Korev73537/
Kerep73418/
Kerav73171/
Kyrev73156/
Kereb73103/
Cerev7366/
Kerew737/
Keref736/
Keriv735/
Kerefova71357/
Kirejeva71188/
Kirejevs71115/
Kireyeva71113/
Khayreev7166/
Qereyeva716/
Kheereew714/
Kyreyeva713/
Kheyraev711/
Kheyriev711/
Kerayeva711/
Kereyova711/
Kireieva711/
Kherzhev711/
Keesreew711/
Karaev6726,900/
Khorev674,240/
Kariev672,912/
Koraev672,170/
Kireva671,341/
Kherov67585/
Koroev67362/
Koriev67190/
Kharev67181/
Kyreva67177/
Cherev67136/
Kiraev67133/
Kiriev67117/
Kherav6793/
Karoev6785/
Kereph6756/
Kirepe6751/
Keripe6750/
Kheriv6737/
Keerov6727/
Kaerov6725/
Kiroev6722/
Kireew6720/
Kireef6711/
Kairev6711/
Kyorev6711/
Kerebh679/
Khirev676/
Kyryev676/
Kireiv675/
Kyraev675/
Coreev675/
Kireyv675/
Kiryev674/
Kiruev673/
Kirrev673/
Koyrev673/
Korhev673/
Keriov672/
Kyruev672/
Karrev671/
Keraiv671/
Kuyrev671/
Kyriev671/
Kheref671/
Kergef671/
Kerauv671/
Kerife671/
Kereuw671/
Kyreyv671/
Kerebs670/
Kerrew670/
Kergew670/

Kereev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kereev in the Russian language
Кереевkereev-

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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 Kereev
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