Kerial Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Kerial Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerial Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kerial (13) may also be a first name.

Kerial Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerial is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerial? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Kerial live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kerial is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name on earth, held by 13 people.

The last name Kerial is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 67 percent reside, Chimbu, where 17 percent reside and Western, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kejrial923/
Kerrial921/
Cerial83132/
Korial8339/
Karial8337/
Kirial8313/
Keriol830/
Kheiriasl802/
Karijal7732/
Kerihol7719/
Kerehal7716/
Karihal777/
Cherial774/
Kharial774/
Kiriale771/
Korieal771/
Kirihal771/
Khairial712/
Keryhald711/
Kariol67194/
Corial67141/
Karyal67111/
Carial67102/
Karjal6750/
Koryal6721/
Keryol679/
Kereol676/
Kerjol674/
Kaarijaal674/
Korjal673/
Kiryal671/
Ceriol671/
Cirial671/
Koriol671/

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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 Kerial
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