Kerist Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Kerist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kerist (6) may also be a first name.

Kerist Last Name Facts

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

Kerist has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerist? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Kerist is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Kerist reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 100 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kerist is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 6 people.

The last name Kerist is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Kerist is most common in: Enga, where 33 percent are found, Morobe, where 33 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keriste921/
Karist83212/
Kerest83117/
Korist8318/
Kirist838/
Kereszt7787/
Kerrest7774/
Kereste777/
Kharist777/
Kirists775/
Cherist772/
Kerests771/
Kariest771/
Kearest770/
Kerehsth713/
Khareist712/
Karishth711/
Carist67168/
Korest6725/
Koryst674/
Cirist671/
Karest671/
Kiristova671/
Cerest670/
Cherest6239/
Kharest625/
Chirist623/
Kohrust623/
Kerecht621/
Köhricht5733/
Kharrest5710/
Khorhisd571/
Cheherest533/
Gkerechte531/
Carest501/
Cirest501/
Corest501/

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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 Kerist
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis