Kerga Surname
Approximately 1,589 people bear this surname
Kerga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Kerga (13,602) may also be a first name.
Kerga Demographics
Average Kerga Salary in
United States
$47,025 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kerga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kerga (Oriya: େକର୍ଗା) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 249,745th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,586,247 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kerga live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kerga is also the 49,697th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 13,602 people.
This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Kerga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kerga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerga surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kerga Last Name Statistics demography
Kerga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,025 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kerga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerga in the Oriya language | ||
| େକର୍ଗା | ekarga | - |
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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 Kerga
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