Nereus Surname
Approximately 366 people bear this surname
Nereus Surname User-submission:
The Nereus surname is a Greek surname meaning 'Sea God', 'God of the Sea'.
Nereus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 264 | 1:40,469 | 2,611 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Nereus (552) may also be a first name.
Nereus Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Nereus surname is a Greek surname meaning 'Sea God', 'God of the Sea'.
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Nereus Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nereus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nereus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nereus (Marathi: नेरस) is found most in Haiti. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nereus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 775,315th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. Nereus is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Nereus are found; 73 percent are found in Caribbean and 72 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 358,282nd most widely held first name internationally, held by 552 people.
The last name Nereus is most common in Haiti, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 40,469. In Haiti Nereus is mostly found in: Ouest, where 98 percent are found, Artibonite, where 2 percent are found and Nord, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Haiti it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Nereus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Nereus surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Nereus surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Nereus earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $41,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.69% less than the national average, earning $33,444 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nereus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nereus in the Marathi language | ||
| नेरस | nerasa | 25 |
| नेरुस | nerusa | 25 |
| नेरीस | nerisa | 25 |
| नेरयुस | nerayusa | 12.5 |
| नॅरीस | nerisa | 12.5 |
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