Kershio Surname
Approximately 735 people bear this surname
Kershio Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 719 | 1:246,374 | 14,264 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
Kershio (91) may also be a first name.
Kershio Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kershio Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kershio is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kershio? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 459,598th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,915,028 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kershio reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kershio is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 91 people.
The last name Kershio is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 719 people, or 1 in 246,374. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 84 percent are found, Taraba, where 6 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Iraq, where 2 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 Kershio
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