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 Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nereus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nereus (Marathi: नेरस) is more frequently found in Haiti than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nereus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 775,315th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Nereus live; 73 percent live in Caribbean and 72 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Nereus is also the 358,282nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 552 people.
The last name Nereus is most prevalent in Haiti, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 40,469. In Haiti Nereus is primarily concentrated in: Ouest, where 98 percent live, Artibonite, where 2 percent live and Nord, where 0 percent live. Aside from Haiti it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Nereus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nereus surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Nereus last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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