Kerete Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Kerete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kerete (45) may also be a first name.
Kerete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kerete is found in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerete? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,665,662nd most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Kerete occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Kerete are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 45 people.
It is most widespread in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 38,669. In The Solomon Islands it is primarily concentrated in: Malaita Province, where 93 percent are found and Makira Province, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The Solomon Islands Kerete occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 45 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Kerete
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