Keripa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Keripa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keripa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Keripa (122) may also be a first name.

Keripa Last Name Facts

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

Keripa (Marathi: केरीपा) is more commonly found in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keripa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Keripa are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 844,248th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 122 people.

This last name is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 18,352,100. In Burkina Faso Keripa is mostly found in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keraipa926/
Karipa83240/
Kerepa83179/
Ceripa8380/
Keripe8350/
Koripa8340/
Kerupa8336/
Kiripa8318/
Keripo833/
Kerepea77277/
Kierepa77212/
Koripah7751/
Karippa7724/
Keripit7710/
Kiripat779/
Karipah778/
Kiraipa777/
Karipay774/
Keripot773/
Kerepai772/
Karipai772/
Kharipa772/
Kerepah772/
Kiriepa771/
Kiripha771/
Kerupay771/
Kairipa771/
Karippai7143/
Khoripah7130/
Kharipah7116/
Keripuot714/
Karippay713/
Cerraipa712/
Kerreppa711/
Kerepath710/
Caripa672,568/
Karepa67499/
Kirupa67418/
Karupa67318/
Karipo67254/
Kerepi6792/
Korepa6772/
Kerepo6762/
Kiripi6752/
Kiripo6750/
Khiriphat6749/
Kiripe6733/
Qoripa6726/
Keereepat6724/
Cerepa6721/
Korupa678/
Kerepe677/
Kirepa675/
Ceripe674/
Ciripa674/
Kerypy671/
Koripo671/
Korypa671/
Ceripo670/

Keripa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keripa in the Marathi language
केरीपाkeripa-

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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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  • 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 Keripa
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