Kereto Surname
Approximately 1,806 people bear this surname
Kereto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,462 | 1:31,587 | 3,452 |
| Tanzania | 302 | 1:175,303 | 15,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kereto (465) may also be a first name.
Kereto Demographics
Kereto Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kereto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kereto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kereto (Marathi: कॅरेटो) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kereto? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 225,102nd most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,035,186 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kereto are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kereto is also the 395,119th most common forename in the world, held by 465 people.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,462 people, or 1 in 31,587. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Narok County, where 69 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 29 percent are found and Bomet County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Kereto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keretho | 92 | 4 | / |
| Keretto | 92 | 3 | / |
| Keretou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kereyto | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kerreto | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keretoo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keereeto | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kierejto | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kaeraeto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kereitto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cereto | 83 | 498 | / |
| Kereta | 83 | 355 | / |
| Kerato | 83 | 257 | / |
| Koreto | 83 | 185 | / |
| Keroto | 83 | 56 | / |
| Kareto | 83 | 42 | / |
| Kireto | 83 | 32 | / |
| Kerito | 83 | 10 | / |
| Cerreto | 77 | 1,581 | / |
| Ceretto | 77 | 947 | / |
| Kyreito | 77 | 147 | / |
| Kiereta | 77 | 85 | / |
| Keryoto | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kireyto | 77 | 32 | / |
| Keretta | 77 | 30 | / |
| Quereto | 77 | 15 | / |
| Keretha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Karreto | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kereuta | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keritot | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keritou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Koreito | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kyrejto | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kereeta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chereto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keritho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keireta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karetho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaerato | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaereta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karaeto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keereethod | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cerretto | 71 | 70 | / |
| Keereeta | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kerretta | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khiresto | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kereutha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kairesto | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kereetta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kieraeta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirito | 67 | 2,725 | / |
| Karato | 67 | 2,136 | / |
| Kareta | 67 | 821 | / |
| Kireta | 67 | 428 | / |
| Koreta | 67 | 412 | / |
| Careto | 67 | 301 | / |
| Karito | 67 | 282 | / |
| Kerata | 67 | 281 | / |
| Koroto | 67 | 229 | / |
| Kerita | 67 | 224 | / |
| Coreto | 67 | 195 | / |
| Korito | 67 | 166 | / |
| Keryta | 67 | 106 | / |
| Karoto | 67 | 88 | / |
| Cereta | 67 | 88 | / |
| Cerito | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kiroto | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kirato | 67 | 34 | / |
| Korato | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kerota | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kyreta | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keureutah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiryto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherettou | 67 | 1 | / |
Kereto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kereto in the Marathi language | ||
| कॅरेटो | kereto | - |
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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 Kereto
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