Kerya Surname

197,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kerya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Uganda1111:351,70523,045
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
India161:47,941,586492,263
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Kerya (1,054) may also be a first name.

Kerya Last Name Facts

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

Kerya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻳﻪ, Hindi: केर्या, Marathi: के-या, Russian: Керя) is most common in Ethiopia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 197,494th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,437,522 people. The surname Kerya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kerya are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 246,601st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,054 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Barring Ethiopia Kerya exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keryea9134/
Keerya9119/
Kherya9119/
Keryah912/
Keirya911/
Keryap911/
Kerrya911/
Keurya911/
Keyrya911/
Kereiya837/
Keryats831/
Keesrya831/
Kirya8015,630/
Karya808,587/
Keria806,801/
Korya80320/
Keryo80112/
Kerja809/
Cerya802/
Khoeryah7712/
Kheria736,743/
Karyea73598/
Karyah73511/
Kharya73393/
Khirya73141/
Koryah73105/
Kiryah7347/
Cherya7338/
Keeryo7328/
Koryea7314/
Khorya7313/
Keriha7310/
Koryay7310/
Kaeria739/
Kereoa736/
Keriah735/
Karjya734/
Kerria734/
Korrya734/
Keiria734/
Kerija733/
Kirrya733/
Keeria733/
Kairya732/
Karyağ732/
Kieria732/
Keriay731/
Kiryay731/
Koirya731/
Keriea731/
Kereah731/
Karyay731/
Keryoh731/
Keryoo731/
Kereea731/
Karyaj731/
Karrya731/
Kheryo731/
Keyria731/
Keiryo731/
Kerjay731/
Keryos731/
Kearia730/
Karaiya6795/
Koraiya6786/
Kiroiya6779/
Kiryash6767/
Koeriah6763/
Kharjya6748/
Khoryah6725/
Khaeria6720/
Kheriah6716/
Karoiya6716/
Khoeria6715/
Kerihoa6714/
Kherria677/
Koreyya677/
Khoirya677/
Kirayya675/
Kiruiya675/
Qeesrya674/
Kareiya674/
Kareyia674/
Cheerya673/
Kharyah673/
Kheeria673/
Kiryoha673/
Khairya672/
Kheiria672/
Khiryat672/
Keirgea671/
Keirria671/
Keerjat671/
Kaaryaa671/
Khesria671/
Khetria671/
Kerehoa671/
Kethria671/
Kieriah671/
Karuiya671/
Karuyia671/
Kiryapp671/
Koreiya671/
Koroyia671/
Karryah671/
Keregia671/
Kere'au671/
Karyaha671/
Khearia671/
Kherhia671/
Karaaya671/
Karayja671/
Kiraaya671/
Korayia671/
Cheryah671/
Kiroyia671/
Kiraiya671/
Keriaou671/
Kerriah671/
Kearyod671/
Keryoth670/

Kerya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻳﻪkryh-
Kerya in the Marathi language
के-याke-ya81.25
केयkeya18.75
Kerya in the Hindi language
केर्याkerya50
केरयाkeraya50
Kerya in the Russian language
Керяkera-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kerya
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