Kery Surname

446,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Kery Surname Definition:

From O'Ciardha, usually Anglicised Carey.

Kery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Croatia241:176,19222,291
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Mauritania221:186,1309,575
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
England121:4,643,172139,951
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
India101:76,706,538639,611
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
France51:13,284,544357,392
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

The alternate forms: Kéry (420) are calculated separately.

Kery (1,521) may also be a first name.

Kery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From O'Ciardha, usually Anglicised Carey.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Kery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kery (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻱ, Russian: Керы) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Kéry. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kery? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kery is the 446,740th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,551,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Kery reside; 24 percent reside in North America and 23 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 199,038th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 1,521 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States it is primarily found in: Connecticut, where 16 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 16 percent are found.

Kery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kery last name rose 336 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kery last name is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kery last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.52% being registered to vote for the party.

Kery earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning $48,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kéry92420/
Kerry8914,220/
Keary892,159/
Kerey891,255/
Keery89857/
Keray89481/
Khery89452/
Keriy89130/
Keryo89112/
Keiry8962/
Koery8961/
Keroy8956/
Keryz8934/
Kehry8930/
Kiery8929/
Kaery896/
Keryi896/
Keury892/
Kerzy892/
Keïry891/
Keyry890/
Kheiry80665/
Kearey80369/
Khiery80337/
Khaery80308/
Kerray80116/
Kerrey80102/
Kheray8068/
Åkerøy8056/
Khoery8055/
Kierey8038/
Kheïry8037/
Keeryo8028/
Keraya8021/
Kearys8019/
Kerysh8019/
Keiray8016/
Kheary8015/
Kherey8012/
Kejrys8011/
Kherry807/
Ketrys807/
Keraiy804/
Kergey804/
Kerycz804/
Keraay804/
Kearry803/
Kerrry802/
Keurry802/
Keirys802/
Keirey801/
Kearay801/
Kheryi801/
Kerroy801/
Koehry801/
Ckeary801/
Kaeryi801/
Khehry801/
Kheryo801/
Kheery801/
Keiryo801/
Kerhay801/
Kerhys801/
Keesry801/
Keerey800/
Kerzey800/
Keeray800/
Kerzoy800/
Kieroy800/
Keeroy800/
Kieray800/
Koerey800/
Kere7539,517/
Kera7517,630/
Keri756,158/
Kory753,816/
Kary753,670/
Kiry751,066/
Cery75190/
Kyry7513/
Kerá757/
Köry755/
Kerj752/
Qery751/
Kettrey7384/
Ketrysh7331/
Khaerry736/
Kerry's734/
Khetriy733/
Khoerey733/
Kaheiry731/
Kheirry731/
Kheraya731/
Kherray731/
Khetray731/
Khetrry731/
Kerahey731/
Kckeary731/
Kheroyt731/
Kearray730/
Kearrey730/
Keiroey730/
Keettry730/
Keathry730/
Chery6792,561/
Khera6726,906/
Kerai6720,524/
Keira679,008/
Kerio677,609/
Kheri676,217/
Kuiry675,695/
Karay674,302/
Kiray673,127/
Khiry672,976/
Kiera672,362/
Koray672,178/
Korey672,139/
Koiry672,137/
Kairy672,032/
Query671,929/
Kereh671,631/
Keïra671,440/
Khere671,304/
Kerei671,167/
Kyryi671,094/
Kerri671,082/
Kirey67930/
Kiere67847/
Karey67831/
Kiriy67755/
Keyra67748/
Karry67659/
Khory67643/
Koroy67551/
Koeri67537/
Kereu67504/
Kerre67459/
Kerge67408/
Keera67388/
Khary67370/
Keire67353/
Keraj67352/
Kaere67345/
Ceray67328/
Kerea67325/
Kırer67307/
Keraa67304/
Keara67300/
Kieri67297/
Keree67293/
Kyrys67290/
Keari67268/
Kereš67250/
Kaeri67247/
Korry67239/
Kehri67233/
Kerra67215/
Keere67200/
Kerui67196/
Kiryo67187/
Cerry67170/
Ceroy67164/
Keriş67159/
Kerie67144/
Koere67141/
Keeri67132/
Kirry67130/
Kerze67110/
Kaary6793/
Keroa6792/
Kiroy6778/
Keare6775/
Keiri6773/
Kerhe6769/
Keroi6766/
Caery6765/
Kahry6755/
Kohry6738/
Keyre6737/
Kerzi6734/
Karoy6730/
Cerey6725/
Kerhi6725/
Kirzy6723/
Ceary6722/
Keuri6719/
Kéray6718/
Kiruy6718/
Kerje6717/
Kyriy6716/
Kérey6716/
Kerih6713/
Kceri6713/
Karuy6713/
Kiory6711/
Keyri6710/
Kerha679/
Ckera678/
Kkera678/
Kerza678/
Kerii678/
Karøy678/
Ckeri677/
Kayry676/
Kehre676/
Körer676/
Coery675/
Kergi675/
Kereň675/
Kkeri674/
Keriš674/
Koruy674/
Keîra674/
Keroj673/
Kerahaye673/
Keure672/
Kyroy672/
Qeroy672/
Åkeri672/
Khyry672/
Kgere672/
Kerré672/
Keriç672/
Kyrey672/
Kyryo672/
Kheiraya671/
Kereyova671/
Kirhy671/
Kıray671/
Kerej671/
Kereyová671/
Kereś671/
Keïri671/
Kehrä671/
Khèry671/
Khéry671/
Kheirooy671/
Kiryd671/
Kiryś671/
Kkere671/
Kyryś671/
Gkeri671/
Kajry671/
Ceryi671/
Kyryy671/
Kyrhy671/
Kyryp671/
Ceery670/
Ceruy670/
Qerry670/

Kery Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kery in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻱkry83.33
ﻛﻴﺮﻱkyry16.67
Kery in the Russian language
Керыkery-

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