Kéri Surname

125,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kéri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kéri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3,4201:2,870323
Slovakia1721:31,0265,497
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Keri (6,158) are calculated separately.

Kéri (12) may also be a first name.

Kéri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kéri (Bengali: কেরী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻱ, Hindi: केरी, Marathi: केरी, Oriya: େକରୀ, Tibetan: ཀེ་རི་) is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Keri. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kéri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 125,404th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,007,588 people. The surname Kéri occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kéri live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Kéri is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name internationally, held by 12 people.

The last name Kéri is most common in Hungary, where it is carried by 3,420 people, or 1 in 2,870. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 16 percent are found, Pest County, where 13 percent are found and Fejér County, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 5 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keri926,158/
Kérai895/
Kiri7510,393/
Kyri75914/
Kéry75420/
Kéré7520/
Käri7510/
Céri752/
Kjri751/
Kéra751/
Kirui6781,675/
Koiri6777,918/
Kerai6720,524/
Kuiri6718,874/
Kairi6716,728/
Kiriş679,277/
Kerio677,609/
Kheri676,217/
Khiri674,942/
Kirii671,539/
Kerei671,167/
Kyryi671,094/
Kerri671,082/
Kirai67976/
Kiriy67755/
Kyrei67627/
Kiori67357/
Kirio67317/
Kirri67300/
Kieri67297/
Kirei67289/
Keari67268/
Kirih67239/
Kihri67238/
Kehri67233/
Kayri67227/
Kerui67196/
Keriş67159/
Koyri67152/
Kerie67144/
Kujri67135/
Keeri67132/
Keriy67130/
Kajri6786/
Kirie6779/
Keiri6773/
Kärri6772/
Keroi6766/
Kirgi6764/
Hkiri6762/
Kuyri6756/
Kiriç6752/
Kiroi6745/
Kyrri6736/
Kerzi6734/
Kerhi6725/
Kyroi6724/
Kähri6723/
Kirzi6721/
Khyri6721/
Kyrai6721/
Gkiri6719/
Keuri6719/
Kéray6718/
Kyriy6716/
Kérey6716/
Kceri6713/
Kerih6713/
Keyri6710/
Kyori678/
Kerii678/
Kéraiová677/
Ckeri677/
Keryi676/
Kergi675/
Koîri674/
Kêrri674/
Kkeri674/
Keriš674/
Kirij673/
Kyrio673/
Åkeri672/
Kirhi672/
Kärhi672/
Keriç672/
Kiriæ671/
Cério671/
Kkiri671/
Cérid671/
Keïri671/
Khéry671/
Kojri671/
Gkeri671/
Kyhri671/
Céris671/

Kéri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kéri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻱkry-
Kéri in the Tibetan language
ཀེ་རི་kéri-
Kéri in the Bengali language
কেরীkeri-
Kéri in the Hindi language
केरीkeri98.41
Kéri in the Marathi language
केरीkeri82.7
कॅरीkeri14.59
कोेरीkoeri1.08
Kéri in the Oriya language
େକରୀekari51.35
େକରିekari48.65

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