Kericho Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Kericho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 87 | 1:530,803 | 26,276 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kericho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kericho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kericho occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kericho? popularity and diffusion
Kericho is the 1,955,159th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kericho are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Kericho is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 530,803. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kericho County, where 57 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 40 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerico | 92 | 89 | / |
| Koricho | 86 | 1,460 | / |
| Karicho | 86 | 179 | / |
| Kiricho | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kerrico | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kericha | 86 | 5 | / |
| Khericha | 80 | 54 | / |
| Koraicho | 80 | 24 | / |
| Kirichot | 80 | 6 | / |
| Karichoo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Keretcho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koreicho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karaicho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kirico | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kerica | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kérico | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kheraicha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khirichot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koricha | 71 | 200 | / |
| Kerecha | 71 | 157 | / |
| Kiricha | 71 | 56 | / |
| Keereechot | 71 | 32 | / |
| Karicha | 71 | 21 | / |
| Korecho | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kiricoi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karecho | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kirecho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kerizou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Caricho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keruica | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keereechod | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyricou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kharicha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kerechat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Korricha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Carricho | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kherizah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quericio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiricho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyraicou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerechah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chericha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coraicho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiritcha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koriecha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karaicha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaaricha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kericho
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