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
The last name Kericho is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kericho? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kericho is the 1,955,159th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kericho live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Kericho is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 530,803. In Kenya Kericho is most common in: Kericho County, where 57 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 40 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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