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

The last name Kerison (Russian: Керисон) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerison is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Kerison occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Kerison reside; 52 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 52 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kerison is also the 640,739th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 200 people.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried 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 last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 22 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.

Kerison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerison surname contracted 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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