Kerega Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Kerega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 113 | 1:72,157 | 9,422 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kerega (45) may also be a first name.
Kerega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kerega occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerega? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kerega is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Kerega live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 45 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 72,157. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 65 percent are found, National Capital District, where 18 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Kerega
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