Keriga Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Keriga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 182 | 1:253,736 | 17,193 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
Keriga (104) may also be a first name.
Keriga Demographics
Keriga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Keriga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keriga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keriga (Hindi: केरिगा) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keriga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,206,588th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Keriga reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 925,156th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 104 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 253,736. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 47 percent live, Nyamira County, where 47 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Keriga occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
Keriga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Keriga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keriga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keriga in the Hindi language | ||
| केरिगा | keriga | 67.65 |
| केरीगा | keriga | 32.35 |
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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 Keriga
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