Keriso Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Keriso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 157 | 1:294,139 | 18,825 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Keriso (18) may also be a first name.
Keriso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keriso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keriso occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keriso? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,353,468th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname Keriso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Keriso are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Keriso is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.
The last name Keriso is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 294,139. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent live, Nairobi County, where 1 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerisho | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kerisoo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kerisa | 83 | 480 | / |
| Kariso | 83 | 296 | / |
| Kerico | 83 | 89 | / |
| Koriso | 83 | 30 | / |
| Kiriso | 83 | 26 | / |
| Ceriso | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kereso | 83 | 15 | / |
| Karisoh | 77 | 1,138 | / |
| Korisso | 77 | 24 | / |
| Kereuso | 77 | 18 | / |
| Karieso | 77 | 17 | / |
| Karisho | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kerrico | 77 | 13 | / |
| Korisoh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Korisoi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Keridjo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Karisso | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kerissa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Korieso | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keresho | 77 | 4 | / |
| Karisoi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kerizou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keirisa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Karisuo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kerusso | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kerezio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kerisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kirisou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karisio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cereiso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koreiso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keresoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgerisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Querioso | 71 | 83 | / |
| Kharisoh | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kherisah | 71 | 14 | / |
| Khorisoh | 71 | 11 | / |
| Koreisho | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kyritsos | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kherissa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Querisho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kearisah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kherisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karisa | 67 | 58,631 | / |
| Cariso | 67 | 843 | / |
| Cereso | 67 | 745 | / |
| Cerizo | 67 | 134 | / |
| Kirisa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Karuso | 67 | 81 | / |
| Keresa | 67 | 69 | / |
| Kareso | 67 | 46 | / |
| Korisa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Korizo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cerisa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kirico | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kirijo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Keriza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kerusa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khaerisah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kirizo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Karizo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kerija | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coriso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koreso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kireso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kierejszo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koryso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qiriso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koruso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kérico | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerejo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karoishoi | 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 Keriso
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