Keruke Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Keruke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keruke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Keruke Last Name Facts

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

Keruke has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keruke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Keruke are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Keruke is most frequent in: Kajiado County, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Keruke is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keruker921/
Keruk9186/
Kerucker868/
Kiruke83205/
Karuke8351/
Keruka8343/
Ketruk8311/
Kerouk8310/
Koruke836/
Kerike835/
Keruck835/
Keroke833/
Kieruk832/
Kheruk831/
Keruks831/
Kerukh831/
Kerikie77130/
Kheruka7754/
Kerukai7725/
Kerouka7710/
Keruski7710/
Kerrouk772/
Karauke772/
Kharuke772/
Kieruka771/
Keiruka771/
Keeruka771/
Kerokei771/
Kerikeh771/
Krehuke771/
Kirauke771/
Keatruk771/
Kerruck770/
Kerug73216/
Kerok73116/
Kiruk7330/
Ceruk732/
Kyruk732/
Kerukova7112/
Kaharuke714/
Kierucka712/
Kerrikie711/
Kharukhe711/
Keruckis711/
Kiruki671,635/
Karuki671,118/
Kuyruk67565/
Kiruka67159/
Kierok6771/
Keriki6743/
Kayruk6736/
Kirzuk6733/
Keroka6718/
Kyrukh6716/
Khyruk6711/
Kirukh6711/
Kojruk678/
Ketrux678/
Khiruk677/
Koyruk676/
Kajruk674/
Caruke673/
Kijruk673/
Keroki673/
Keroux672/
Koruki672/
Kerock672/
Keriky671/
Kirouk671/
Kieruc671/
Kerrouceh671/
Kheroukhi671/
Karuky671/
Kairuk671/
Kerugh670/

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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 Keruke
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