Kerisa Surname
Approximately 480 people bear this surname
Kerisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 367 | 1:106,374 | 10,483 |
| Tanzania | 109 | 1:485,703 | 32,780 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kerisa (319) may also be a first name.
Kerisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kerisa (Marathi: केरीसा) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kerisa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerisa? popularity and diffusion
Kerisa is the 635,252nd most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kerisa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kerisa is also the 491,536th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 319 people.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 106,374. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Moroto District, where 66 percent are found, Amudat District, where 17 percent are found and Nakapiripirit District, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kerisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerisa in the Marathi language | ||
| केरीसा | kerisa | - |
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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 Kerisa
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