Korevu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Korevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Korevu (8) may also be a first name.

Korevu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korevu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korevu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Korevu live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Korevu is also the 4,213,784th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 8 people.

The surname Korevu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 80 percent reside and Lagos, where 20 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotrevu921/
Koreevus861/
Koravu8335/
Karevu837/
Korivu831/
Korovou77262/
Koravou7729/
Karevui776/
Koribeu771/
Korravu771/
Korrebu771/
Korebou771/
Koroivui713/
Coravu67287/
Karivu6756/
Kerivu676/
Karewu675/
Karavu673/
Corebu672/
Kerewu672/
Koribu672/
Keravu671/
Correvout670/

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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 Korevu
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