Kerest Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kerest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine701:650,32469,671
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kerest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerest (Russian: Керест) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kerest.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerest? popularity and diffusion

Kerest is the 1,683,218th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Kerest occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Kerest are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 650,324. In Ukraine Kerest is most frequent in: Zhytomyr Oblast, where 44 percent live, Odessa Oblast, where 14 percent live and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 9 percent live. Barring Ukraine Kerest is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Kerest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerest has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerest Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

Kerest earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.16% more than the national average, earning $61,340 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kereszt9287/
Kerrest9274/
Kereste927/
Kerests921/
Kearest920/
Kerehsth863/
Korest8325/
Kerost833/
Kerist833/
Karest831/
Cerest830/
Kerhost7766/
Cherest7739/
Kharest775/
Kariest771/
Kerecht771/
Keriste771/
Kheyrast7111/
Kharrest7110/
Khareist712/
Korost67283/
Karist67212/
Korist6718/
Kirist678/
Koryst674/
Korast674/
Cheherest673/
Karast672/
Gkerechte671/
Cirest671/
Corest671/
Carest671/

Kerest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerest in the Russian language
Керестkerest-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kerest
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