Kerega Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

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

Kerega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1131:72,1579,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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 last name Kerega is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerega? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerega is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Kerega are found; 98 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 98 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kerega is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 45 people.

The surname Kerega is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 72,157. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Chimbu, where 65 percent are found, National Capital District, where 18 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 12 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keregha9227/
Keregai929/
Kereiga921/
Karega835,733/
Kerege83259/
Kirega83251/
Cerega83208/
Keriga83195/
Keraga8397/
Korega8340/
Keregi8339/
Kerego8312/
Keroga832/
Keregy831/
Kieraga77201/
Kareaga77173/
Kiregga7776/
Keroiga7770/
Kariega7765/
Kireega7753/
Koregai7744/
Koregha7728/
Kareega7719/
Keregeh7711/
Kiregha778/
Kharega776/
Kereage776/
Karegga774/
Koregay774/
Kereghe773/
Koeraga772/
Kareiga772/
Kireiga771/
Koirega771/
Koregga771/
Kerigha771/
Kireaga771/
Koriega771/
Koreyga771/
Koregah771/
Keragai771/
Kieroga771/
Kerioga771/
Cherega771/
Keregye771/
Keregui771/
Korrega770/
Kerriga770/
Kherigay713/
Cheregha711/
Kaharega711/
Kaireiga711/
Kierigha711/
Quereiga711/
Korregay710/
Kerrigah710/
Kiraga673,222/
Karaga671,826/
Kiriga67798/
Kariga67656/
Koryga67351/
Kiroga67228/
Karoga67195/
Koraga67190/
Carega67189/
Kirego6775/
Koriga6771/
Kiregi6770/
Karyga6750/
Kerigo6718/
Karego6717/
Koroga6715/
Kirege6714/
Khareigay6712/
Kerago6712/
Kerogo6711/
Cerego6710/
Ceriga679/
Corega678/
Kerigi675/
Korego673/
Cirega672/
Kerige672/
Ceregi671/
Qarega671/

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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 Kerega
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