Kericha Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Morocco

Kericha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kericha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kericha (11) may also be a first name.

Kericha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kericha is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kericha.

How Common Is The Last Name Kericha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kericha occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kericha are found; 40 percent are found in North Africa and 40 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 11 people.

The last name Kericha is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Kericha is primarily found in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 20 percent reside and Morocco, where 20 percent reside.

Kericha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kericha has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Kericha
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