Kereku Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

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

Kereku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kereku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Kereku (132) may also be a first name.

Kereku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kereku occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kereku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,101,507th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Kereku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Kereku are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kereku is also the 807,735th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 132 people.

Kereku is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerekou92394/
Kerreku921/
Gkerekou8628/
Kereakou8613/
Kareku8375/
Cereku8318/
Kireku835/
Keraku834/
Koreku832/
Keriku831/
Kerikou7716/
Kerioku779/
Korekou773/
Karekku772/
Korekau772/
Kereacu771/
Koreuku771/
Kareeku771/
Korekku771/
Khareku771/
Kerekoo771/
Kyreakou71238/
Kharieku7151/
Kytresku7150/
Kitresku7126/
Cherreku718/
Kherakhu711/
Kerakhou711/
Koraku67612/
Karaku67443/
Kariku67205/
Koroku67199/
Kiraku67151/
Kiroku67123/
Kiriku6794/
Ceriku6732/
Kyryku6714/
Krejcu6710/
Koriku678/
Karoku673/
Careku671/
Cherreaku671/

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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 Kereku
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