Kerku Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kerku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia391:113,0398,770
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kerku (26) may also be a first name.

Kerku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerku is found most in Liberia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerku? popularity and diffusion

Kerku is the 2,121,169th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kerku are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 113,039. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Bong County, where 54 percent are found, Grand Bassa County, where 13 percent are found and Lofa County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Liberia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 49 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerkau91343/
Kerkud9145/
Kerkut916/
Kerkus914/
Kerkuz914/
Kerkou912/
Kerkup912/
Kerkush8386/
Kerkusz8328/
Kerkous832/
Kerquku832/
Kerkout831/
Korku803,108/
Kreku80372/
Karku80128/
Kirku8086/
Kyrku8072/
Cerku8014/
Kercu805/
Kerkhout7712/
Kerkouss779/
Kerkouch773/
Kyrkou731,065/
Karkhu73524/
Karkau73141/
Kirkau73101/
Kirkou7376/
Korkcu7338/
Kirkuş7333/
Krekou7328/
Korkhu739/
Kharku736/
Korkui735/
Kyrkus735/
Këreku734/
Karkku732/
Kirkut731/
Krreku731/
Korkau731/
Kirkhus67369/
Kyrkush6762/
Gkrekou6755/
Karkouh6711/
Kreckau672/
Korkhau672/
Cherkou672/
Karkhuh672/
Kirkutė671/
Kirkouz671/
Kharkou671/
Gkorkou671/
Cherkku671/
Kercoud671/
Kirkhud670/

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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 Kerku
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