Kerema Surname

196,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kerema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7271:26,7402,992
Papua New Guinea2631:31,0033,561
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Kerema (760) may also be a first name.

Kerema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerema (Oriya: େକେରମା, Russian: Керема) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 196,565th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,418,174 people. The last name Kerema occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kerema reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kerema is also the 297,915th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 760 people.

Kerema is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,727 people, or 1 in 26,740. In Kenya Kerema is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 95 percent live, Nakuru County, where 4 percent live and Makueni County, where 0 percent live. Outside of Kenya Kerema exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Kerema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kerema last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keremah92397/
Kereama92139/
Keremai9216/
Keraema929/
Kierema928/
Keremaa924/
Keirema921/
Kereema921/
Kerrema921/
Kieraema8684/
Keereema8655/
Kiereama8614/
Kieriema867/
Keremath865/
Keireama861/
Kereamah861/
Karema836,115/
Kirema835,010/
Kerima834,444/
Kerama831,148/
Kereme83524/
Korema83245/
Keroma83134/
Keremi8367/
Kärema8348/
Keremo8338/
Keremy831/
Keremmaih801/
Kareema771,066/
Cherema77240/
Kierama7765/
Kearoma7755/
Keremer7739/
Kerimaa7733/
Karemma7731/
Keramea7724/
Keramai7716/
Kaerama7714/
Keramaa7714/
Kairema7714/
Karemaa7712/
Käremaa7712/
Keramma7711/
Keremey7711/
Kaarema779/
Keremäe779/
Koriema779/
Kerimah777/
Kharema776/
Kareama776/
Querema776/
Kerioma775/
Kariema775/
Keromaa775/
Keremid774/
Kerimoa773/
Karrema773/
Keraima773/
Kareima772/
Kiereme772/
Karemah772/
Keremei772/
Kerrama772/
Kaerima772/
Keremgi771/
Keresmo771/
Khorema771/
Kherama771/
Kierima771/
Kireama771/
Keureme771/
Kereami771/
Keremou771/
Keromea771/
Kerrima771/
Karemai771/
Kiraema771/
Kireema771/
Kiriema771/
Kkirema771/
Koremah771/
Kiremah771/
Kerymas771/
Karemaj771/
Kerimay771/
Karremma71321/
Kaeramaa7167/
Khaeroma7115/
Karhemaa7114/
Kheramah7113/
Queresma7112/
Kariemah719/
Kaaremaa718/
Kareemha718/
Khaerima717/
Kaeromah714/
Keeramma714/
Kyrgemaa712/
Kareamma712/
Kareemaa712/
Khareema712/
Khoremah712/
Khireema712/
Kerramma711/
Kesrimah711/
Karriema711/
Kareemma711/
Kherrama711/
Kiriemah711/
Körgemaa711/
Cheremai711/
Kareemay711/
Koroma67377,360/
Karama6731,559/
Karima6728,145/
Kirima672,878/
Kirama67824/
Karoma67791/
Korima67437/
Kerimi67357/
Carema67214/
Korama67158/
Kerimo67149/
Cereme67121/
Qerama67112/
Kerime6796/
Karemo6785/
Kiroma6724/
Kiremi6723/
Kireme6723/
Ceremi6722/
Ceremy6721/
Keramo6719/
Khaerhoma6715/
Keromo6715/
Koremo6711/
Kyrama6711/
Cirema679/
Kaarremaa678/
Corema676/
Kerimä674/
Kerémi672/
Kerimaova671/
Kyreme671/
Ceremo671/
Cerima671/
Kerymi671/
Kereimeyd671/
Karemahai671/
Kiremo671/
Kyrima671/
Qeroma671/
Kyryma671/
Koryma671/
Kerymy671/

Kerema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerema in the Oriya language
େକେରମାekerama-
Kerema in the Russian language
Керемаkerema-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kerema
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