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

Korevu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Korevu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korevu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Korevu are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 8 people.

The last name Korevu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 80 percent are found and Lagos, where 20 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Korevu is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent are found.

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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