Kerissa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kerissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kerissa (345) may also be a first name.
Kerissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kerissa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kerissa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 469,697th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 345 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Kerissa
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