Kereo Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

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

Kereo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kereo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kereo (26) may also be a first name.

Kereo Last Name Facts

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

Kereo occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kereo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kereo is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Kereo reside; 41 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 41 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 26 people.

The surname Kereo is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: New Ireland, where 75 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 19 percent are found and Enga, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found and Pakistan, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kereou9115/
Kaereo918/
Kereoa916/
Kereoo912/
Keyreo911/
Kereos911/
Kereoi911/
Keereo911/
Kaereho8345/
Kerreos835/
Kerehoa831/
Kerio807,609/
Kareo804,055/
Keryo80112/
Koreo8080/
Cereo8034/
Kireo806/
Kerjo801/
Kerzreho77220/
Kerehood771/
Keerio7313,448/
Kareho7397/
Kerrio7384/
Keeryo7328/
Keario7310/
Kerhio737/
Khareo735/
Koreao735/
Kireho735/
Kherio734/
Kareoi734/
Koreho732/
Kereah731/
Kerzio731/
Keryos731/
Ketrio731/
Karreo731/
Keiryo731/
Kerjou731/
Cereðo731/
Kheryo731/
Kareou731/
Keryoo731/
Cerreo731/
Kereea731/
Keriho731/
Kireos731/
Keryoh731/
Keriea731/
Cereijo671,988/
Kerihoa6714/
Kereiya677/
Ceregio677/
Kareaho675/
Korrieo674/
Khitreo674/
Kheirjo672/
Querreo672/
Kerjouh671/
Keerrio671/
Kearyod671/
Keirgea671/
Kirehoa671/
Cerrheo671/
Chereho671/
Keregia671/
Kheerio671/
Kere'au671/
Kereheu671/
Keiriho671/
Keryoth670/

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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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  • 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 Kereo
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