Kerepo Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

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

Kerepo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerepo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kerepo (17) may also be a first name.

Kerepo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerepo occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerepo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,436,415th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Kerepo live; 66 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 17 people.

The last name Kerepo is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea Kerepo is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 44 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 34 percent reside and Bougainville, where 16 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 32 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerepou921/
Keurepo921/
Kerepa83179/
Karepo8323/
Keropo836/
Keripo833/
Korepo831/
Keereepop801/
Kierepa77212/
Keripot773/
Kerepah772/
Cherepo772/
Keereephop751/
Keripuot714/
Kareepoj712/
Kherapho711/
Kieraepa711/
Kerreppa711/
Kerepath710/
Karepa67499/
Karipo67254/
Karapo67241/
Koropo67148/
Kerapa6788/
Korepa6772/
Karopo6758/
Kiripo6750/
Carepo6730/
Keereepat6724/
Cerepa6721/
Korapo6718/
Keropa6718/
Kirapo6711/
Kirepa675/
Keripa674/
Koripo671/
Ceripo670/

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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 Kerepo
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