Kerewa Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kerewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1601:50,9616,394
Kenya561:824,64132,113
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kerewa (114) may also be a first name.

Kerewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerewa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kerewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,022,958th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Kerewa are found; 72 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 72 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 877,214th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 114 people.

The surname Kerewa is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 50,961. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 68 percent live, Jiwaka, where 17 percent live and Chimbu, where 4 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kereway92260/
Kerewai9238/
Kerewat922/
Kherewa921/
Keerewat861/
Kerewe83341/
Korewa83216/
Karewa83141/
Kerewi83135/
Kerawa8375/
Kereva8369/
Keriwa8326/
Kerewo8320/
Kirewa8313/
Kereeva77726/
Kerebai77125/
Korewha7782/
Korejwa7729/
Kerieva7728/
Karejwa7722/
Kerowai7719/
Cherewa7716/
Kerebau7711/
Kerewoi779/
Kerewey777/
Kireewa777/
Koirewa777/
Kerevad776/
Kherawa773/
Kerewee773/
Karehwa772/
Keroway772/
Keireba771/
Keraeva771/
Kirejwa771/
Kejriwa771/
Koroewa771/
Kereiva771/
Keriwai771/
Keroeva771/
Kirewoa771/
Karaewa771/
Kareway771/
Kereeba771/
Kerebay771/
Keriwat771/
Keribea771/
Kerewei771/
Kereawo771/
Kheereewat751/
Koirewoa71225/
Kerewich7112/
Kairewoa716/
Kerzieva714/
Kherieva712/
Kheraeva712/
Kkerebea712/
Kereeyva711/
Khereaba711/
Kerzeeva711/
Kherevad711/
Kherevai711/
Koeyreva711/
Koirewaa711/
Kereibay711/
Kareva6712,829/
Karawa671,688/
Kireva671,341/
Koreva67702/
Kariwa67454/
Korawa67224/
Kiriwa67211/
Kyreva67177/
Kirawa67173/
Kerava67124/
Korewo67111/
Kereve6783/
Koriwa6738/
Kerevo6722/
Kerevi6718/
Karewo6710/
Kirewo674/
Kerowo673/
Khaerieva671/
Keravo671/
Keriva671/
Carewa671/
Kerawo671/
Kerive671/
Kirewe671/
Kereewech671/
Kerjue671/

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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
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  • 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 Kerewa
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