Kereso Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Kereso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kereso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kereso (17) may also be a first name.

Kereso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kereso is found most frequently in Romania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kereso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kereso is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Kereso occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Kereso are found; 40 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 33 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,015,574. In Romania Kereso is most frequent in: Mureș County, where 80 percent are found and Harghita County, where 20 percent are found. Barring Romania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kereuso9218/
Keresho924/
Keresoa921/
Cereso83745/
Keraso83199/
Keriso83164/
Keresa8369/
Kareso8346/
Koreso832/
Kireso831/
Kerejo831/
Keroso830/
Kierejszo801/
Kheresa7749/
Ceresio7737/
Chereso7734/
Ceresso7730/
Kerosuo7728/
Karieso7717/
Kõresoo7715/
Keressa776/
Kerosio776/
Korieso774/
Ceresou774/
Karesio774/
Kerisho774/
Kgeresa774/
Keresau773/
Keresia773/
Keresha773/
Kiresso772/
Kiresho772/
Kerezio771/
Koresoj771/
Kareeso771/
Kerisoo771/
Koresoi771/
Keretsa771/
Kieresa771/
Koreiso771/
Koresho771/
Cereiso771/
Koreisho717/
Karessuo716/
Koreysho716/
Karresuo715/
Kheresha714/
Kereysha714/
Korejszo711/
Kerassou711/
Cerezo6751,598/
Ceresa675,386/
Koroso672,337/
Kerisa67480/
Kariso67296/
Careso67182/
Kereša67151/
Koresa67143/
Karesa6796/
Kerico6789/
Kierejsza6782/
Kerasa6776/
Karaso6770/
Koriso6730/
Kereza6728/
Kiriso6726/
Karoso6726/
Karezo6723/
Ceriso6716/
Kiraso6714/
Kiresa6713/
Qareso6712/
Kereca6710/
Kereja677/
Koraso674/
Kiroso673/
Korezo672/
Kerosa671/
Kirejo671/
Koryso671/
Coreso671/

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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 Kereso
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