Kerison Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Wales

Kerison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Wales51:618,90625,852
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kerison (200) may also be a first name.

Kerison Last Name Facts

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

Kerison (Russian: Керисон) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerison is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Kerison live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 640,739th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 200 people.

The surname Kerison is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 83 percent reside and Morobe, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 22 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.

Kerison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kerison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerison surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kerison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerison in the Russian language
Керисонkerison-

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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
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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 Kerison
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