Kereri Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

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

Kereri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kereri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1231:430,42030,093
Kenya631:733,01430,691
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kereri (75) may also be a first name.

Kereri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kereri is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kereri? popularity and diffusion

Kereri is the 1,111,382nd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname Kereri is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Kereri reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kereri is also the 1,116,575th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 75 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 430,420. In Tanzania Kereri is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 96 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Kereri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kereri last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keresri9213/
Kiereri921/
Kereari921/
Kerere83591/
Kareri83459/
Kerari83335/
Kireri83173/
Keriri8385/
Kerera8377/
Kerori838/
Koreri832/
Cereri830/
Keereesri808/
Kareari771,033/
Kaireri77265/
Kereere77141/
Kherari7746/
Karreri7723/
Kerorei7716/
Korerai7716/
Karieri7715/
Kereres7713/
Karerei7713/
Karheri7711/
Koreroi779/
Kareeri778/
Chereri776/
Kirieri776/
Kerrari775/
Kyrieri774/
Kereira774/
Kerrera774/
Kirerei773/
Kerairi772/
Keerere772/
Kherera772/
Kheryri771/
Kirerio771/
Kerorai771/
Kaerere771/
Korreri771/
Kaerari771/
Kirgeri771/
Kerereš771/
Kareiri771/
Keirera771/
Kererea771/
Kerarai771/
Keerera771/
Keirari771/
Kerrery770/
Kheereesri751/
Kerrericht750/
Kquerari7112/
Kherrera717/
Keereere716/
Kerreira711/
Kherrari711/
Kerriere711/
Khareeri711/
Korrieri711/
Kahareri711/
Keririch711/
Keresree711/
Cherreri711/
Karari673,778/
Karori673,202/
Careri671,939/
Karere671,665/
Kirori671,095/
Kirera67963/
Kerore67627/
Kirari67441/
Korere6796/
Kirere6785/
Cerere6772/
Korori6747/
Korari6746/
Kerare6723/
Kerira6718/
Kerary6710/
Karery677/
Coreri674/
Kerire672/
Keriry671/
Kirery671/
Karyri671/
Keereeraj671/

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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 Kereri
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