Kerias Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kerias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kerias (262) may also be a first name.

Kerias Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerias occurs most in Malawi. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerias? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Kerias occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kerias reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kerias is also the 549,774th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 262 people.

The surname Kerias is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Besides Malawi this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerrias9216/
Karias83408/
Cerias83273/
Kyrias8375/
Korias8350/
Kirias8350/
Kerios831/
Khoeriahs8036/
Kyrgias77145/
Kirgias7733/
Koriahs7711/
Cherias7711/
Kirijas773/
Gkorias771/
Querias771/
Korijas771/
Kiriash771/
Keryats771/
Cheyrias7147/
Kharihas713/
Korijaas711/
Karayias711/
Cheriasz711/
Kyriazhs711/
Kaharias710/
Carias6738,171/
Kyrios67567/
Corias67294/
Korios6771/
Karios6763/
Kirios6738/
Cerios6724/
Cirias6722/
Korjas6717/
Kirjas6714/
Kyriaz6711/
Karyas679/
Kireas675/
Kiryas675/
Kyriax674/
Cerjas673/
Kyreas672/
Kereos671/
Keryasova671/
Kiriasova671/
Karjas671/
Khairiash671/
Keryos671/

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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 Kerias
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