Kerua Surname

325,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname

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

Kerua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1,1141:7,319528
India251:30,682,615377,978
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kerua (501) may also be a first name.

Kerua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerua (Oriya: ରୁେକଛୁଆ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerua? popularity and diffusion

Kerua is the 325,054th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,364,669 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Kerua reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 378,831st most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 501 people.

The surname Kerua is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 1,114 people, or 1 in 7,319. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 61 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 26 percent reside and Chimbu, where 4 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kherua91278/
Keruas917/
Kesrua911/
Kerhua911/
Kerzua911/
Kheruad839/
Keruash833/
Kheruah831/
Kheruas831/
Kesruay831/
Karua8014,655/
Korua801,851/
Kirua801,542/
Kerwa80173/
Cerua8040/
Keruo8027/
Kerva808/
Kheirhua771/
Kerbaj73346/
Korwua73160/
Kairua73141/
Cherua73132/
Kherwa7389/
Kharua7373/
Kerwah7337/
Kherva7335/
Kerwai7318/
Kerhuo7313/
Kierwa7310/
Kerbau739/
Kuirua738/
Kervoa738/
Karwua736/
Kerway732/
Kerwaz732/
Korrua731/
Kerwuo731/
Kervou731/
Karuay731/
Karuea731/
Kkarua731/
Keyruo731/
Koruha731/
Kayrua731/
Kervah731/
Karuaa731/
Karhua731/
Khirua731/
Kervad731/
Kaerwa731/
Kerbea731/
Kerwha731/
Kheirouha711/
Kerwath6768/
Kervaut6732/
Cheruah6724/
Kervatt6717/
Kharuah6710/
Kyorwua677/
Kerbouh675/
Khoruha674/
Kerwash674/
Kharuha672/
Kharuea672/
Kerbeah671/
Kherbou671/
Karruea671/
Kearbay671/
Kerbhaa671/
Karruah671/
Kerweah671/
Queirua671/
Kaharua671/
Kerbaha671/
Kervais671/
Karuayi671/
Kheerwa671/
Querhua671/

Kerua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerua in the Oriya language
ରୁେକଛୁଆruekachu'a33.33
େକାରୁଆekaru'a33.33
େକରୁଆekaru'a33.33

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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
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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 Kerua
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