Korei Surname
Approximately 965 people bear this surname
Korei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98 | 1:83,201 | 11,009 |
| Kenya | 93 | 1:496,558 | 25,459 |
| Niger | 71 | 1:270,310 | 8,391 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Japan | 41 | 1:3,118,153 | 33,477 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Koreï (481) & Körei (79) are calculated separately.
Korei (314) may also be a first name.
Korei Demographics
Korei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Korei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Korei (Hindi: कोरेी, Russian: Кореи) is most common in Chad. It can occur as a variant: Koreï or Körei. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Korei? popularity and diffusion
Korei is the 371,870th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,551,861 people. The surname Korei is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Korei are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Korei is also the 495,703rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 314 people.
The last name is most frequent in Chad, where it is borne by 578 people, or 1 in 23,516. Outside of Chad Korei is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.
Korei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Korei surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Korei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Korei in the Hindi language | ||
| कोरेी | korei | - |
| Korei in the Russian language | ||
| Кореи | korei | - |
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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 Korei
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