Kéri Surname
Approximately 3,630 people bear this surname
Kéri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3,420 | 1:2,870 | 323 |
| Slovakia | 172 | 1:31,026 | 5,497 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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 found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Keri. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kéri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kéri is the 125,404th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,007,588 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kéri reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Kéri is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is carried by 3,420 people, or 1 in 2,870. In Hungary Kéri is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 16 percent reside, Pest County, where 13 percent reside and Fejér County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Hungary this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 5 percent reside and Czechia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keri | 92 | 6,158 | / |
| Kérai | 89 | 5 | / |
| Kiri | 75 | 10,393 | / |
| Kyri | 75 | 914 | / |
| Kéry | 75 | 420 | / |
| Kéré | 75 | 20 | / |
| Käri | 75 | 10 | / |
| Céri | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kjri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kéra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirui | 67 | 81,675 | / |
| Koiri | 67 | 77,918 | / |
| Kerai | 67 | 20,524 | / |
| Kuiri | 67 | 18,874 | / |
| Kairi | 67 | 16,728 | / |
| Kiriş | 67 | 9,277 | / |
| Kerio | 67 | 7,609 | / |
| Kheri | 67 | 6,217 | / |
| Khiri | 67 | 4,942 | / |
| Kirii | 67 | 1,539 | / |
| Kerei | 67 | 1,167 | / |
| Kyryi | 67 | 1,094 | / |
| Kerri | 67 | 1,082 | / |
| Kirai | 67 | 976 | / |
| Kiriy | 67 | 755 | / |
| Kyrei | 67 | 627 | / |
| Kiori | 67 | 357 | / |
| Kirio | 67 | 317 | / |
| Kirri | 67 | 300 | / |
| Kieri | 67 | 297 | / |
| Kirei | 67 | 289 | / |
| Keari | 67 | 268 | / |
| Kirih | 67 | 239 | / |
| Kihri | 67 | 238 | / |
| Kehri | 67 | 233 | / |
| Kayri | 67 | 227 | / |
| Kerui | 67 | 196 | / |
| Keriş | 67 | 159 | / |
| Koyri | 67 | 152 | / |
| Kerie | 67 | 144 | / |
| Kujri | 67 | 135 | / |
| Keeri | 67 | 132 | / |
| Keriy | 67 | 130 | / |
| Kajri | 67 | 86 | / |
| Kirie | 67 | 79 | / |
| Keiri | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kärri | 67 | 72 | / |
| Keroi | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kirgi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Hkiri | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kuyri | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kiriç | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kiroi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kyrri | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kerzi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kerhi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kyroi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kähri | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kirzi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Khyri | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kyrai | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gkiri | 67 | 19 | / |
| Keuri | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kéray | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kyriy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kérey | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kceri | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kerih | 67 | 13 | / |
| Keyri | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kyori | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kerii | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kéraiová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ckeri | 67 | 7 | / |
| Keryi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kergi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koîri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kêrri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kkeri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keriš | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kirij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kyrio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Åkeri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kirhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kärhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keriç | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiriæ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cério | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cérid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keïri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khéry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kojri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyhri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Céris | 67 | 1 | / |
Kéri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kéri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺮﻱ | kry | - |
| Kéri in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀེ་རི་ | kéri | - |
| Kéri in the Bengali language | ||
| কেরী | keri | - |
| Kéri in the Hindi language | ||
| केरी | keri | 98.41 |
| Kéri in the Marathi language | ||
| केरी | keri | 82.7 |
| कॅरी | keri | 14.59 |
| कोेरी | koeri | 1.08 |
| Kéri in the Oriya language | ||
| େକରୀ | ekari | 51.35 |
| େକରି | ekari | 48.65 |
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Footnotes
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- 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 Kéri
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