Keriga Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Keriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keriga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1821:253,73617,193
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307

Keriga (104) may also be a first name.

Keriga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keriga (Hindi: केरिगा) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Keriga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keriga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keriga is the 1,206,588th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name Keriga is primarily found 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 frequently used first name globally, held by 104 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 253,736. In Kenya Keriga is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 47 percent live, Nyamira County, where 47 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Beside Kenya it exists 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 bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keroiga9270/
Kerioga921/
Kereiga921/
Kerigha921/
Kerriga920/
Kherigay863/
Kierigha861/
Kerrigah860/
Kiriga83798/
Kariga83656/
Kerega83115/
Koriga8371/
Kerigo8318/
Ceriga839/
Kerigi835/
Kerige832/
Kirigha771,639/
Kariega7765/
Keriguy7747/
Keregha7727/
Korigha7718/
Karaiga7711/
Keroige779/
Keregai779/
Kherigi776/
Karigha775/
Keriger774/
Korigay773/
Karigga773/
Khariga772/
Karigau772/
Kareiga772/
Koriega771/
Cheriga771/
Kireiga771/
Kiraiga771/
Keiruga771/
Karigay771/
Korigah771/
Korihga771/
Kirigah771/
Khiriga771/
Karriga771/
Kerrige770/
Kerigge770/
Ketrige770/
Kirigaya711,440/
Kharigay71368/
Kerriguy7179/
Karigaha711/
Quereiga711/
Karigaah711/
Koirigha711/
Kerriger711/
Kharigha711/
Kaireiga711/
Korrigay710/
Cherriga710/
Karuga678,511/
Karega675,733/
Kirigo672,186/
Karigo671,212/
Cariga671,144/
Kiruga67533/
Koruga67530/
Ciriga67376/
Koryga67351/
Kirigi67267/
Kerege67259/
Kirega67251/
Cerega67208/
Cerigo67145/
Kirige6755/
Karyga6750/
Korega6740/
Keregi6739/
Korigo6724/
Kerrigher6714/
Kerego6712/
Khareigay6712/
Coriga676/
Kaharaiga672/
Keregy671/

Keriga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keriga in the Hindi language
केरिगाkeriga67.65
केरीगाkeriga32.35

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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
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  • 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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