Kereu Surname
Approximately 504 people bear this surname
Kereu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 461 | 1:100,173 | 8,771 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kereu (101) may also be a first name.
Kereu Demographics
Kereu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kereu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kereu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kereu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kereu? popularity and diffusion
Kereu is the 612,595th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,459,416 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kereu are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequent first name internationally, borne by 101 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 461 people, or 1 in 100,173. In Kenya Kereu is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 94 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 1 percent reside and Migori County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Kereu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kereu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Kereu
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