Keretou Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Keretou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keretou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Keretou Last Name Facts

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

Keretou is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Keretou.

How Common Is The Last Name Keretou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Keretou reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Keretou is most prevalent in: Atakora Department, where 50 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 50 percent reside. Other than Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kereto921,806/
Keretu924/
Keretho864/
Keretto863/
Keritou863/
Kereyto862/
Kieretu861/
Kerreto861/
Keretoo861/
Kerestus8037/
Keereeto807/
Kierejto804/
Kereitto801/
Cereto77498/
Kereta77355/
Kireto7732/
Keritu7711/
Kerito7710/
Kiretu771/
Cherettou751/
Cerreto711,581/
Ceretto71947/
Cereteu71201/
Kyreito71147/
Kiereta7185/
Keryoto7134/
Kireyto7132/
Keretta7130/
Quereto7115/
Keretha715/
Kereuta714/
Keretai714/
Keritot713/
Keretei713/
Kyrejto712/
Kereeta711/
Keritup711/
Keyritu711/
Kiretue711/
Keireta711/
Keritho711/
Kiritou711/
Chereto711/
Keereethod711/
Cerretto6770/
Kerestei6763/
Keereeta6719/
Kerretta675/
Kerestey675/
Khiresto674/
Kyriotou674/
Koirethu674/
Kereutha673/
Kairesto672/
Kereztea671/
Kereetta671/

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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 Keretou
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