Kerege Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kerege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1991:266,03821,128
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kerege (16) may also be a first name.

Kerege Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerege is most common in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerege? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 990,978th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kerege live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kerege is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 266,038. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 53 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 46 percent live and Geita Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Kerege Last Name Statistics demography

Kerege earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $46,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keregeh9211/
Kereage926/
Kereghe923/
Keregye921/
Kerredge861/
Kerage83744/
Kerese83233/
Kerega83115/
Karege8351/
Keregi8339/
Kerece8321/
Kirege8314/
Korege836/
Kereje832/
Kerige832/
Körege831/
Kereze831/
Keregy831/
Kettredge806/
Keresey77155/
Karaege7774/
Keregha7727/
Keryger7715/
Kireger7712/
Keroige779/
Keregai779/
Keriger774/
Keresie774/
Keridge772/
Kherese772/
Cherege772/
Keregia771/
Kiregye771/
Kireege771/
Karhege771/
Keireje771/
Kereseő771/
Kerejje771/
Kereece771/
Keregui771/
Kereiga771/
Kharege771/
Kareghe771/
Kerrige770/
Kerrage770/
Ketrige770/
Kerigge770/
Kerridge713,389/
Åkerhage7119/
Kyreages719/
Keerezey713/
Kereazes712/
Kerriger711/
Chereghe711/
Kittrege711/
Kereseys710/
Kerresey710/
Karegi672,666/
Kereci67862/
Karige67501/
Karage67352/
Kirage67286/
Kirega67251/
Keresi67241/
Keriga67195/
Kiroge67170/
Korage67103/
Kereži6778/
Kiregi6770/
Kirige6755/
Kerezi6753/
Keragi6732/
Kereza6728/
Corege6726/
Kereji6723/
Koregi6714/
Karoge6714/
Cereze6713/
Kerezy6712/
Kirese6711/
Qarege676/
Kerise675/
Kerigi675/
Koroge674/
Kerije674/
Karjge673/
Kerice672/
Korige672/
Keresy671/
Kireze671/
Kittreege671/
Kerize671/
Kerogi671/
Ceregi671/
Kerexy671/
Kittreage670/
Kerridger670/

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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 Kerege
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