Nereus Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Nereus Surname User-submission:

The Nereus surname is a Greek surname meaning 'Sea God', 'God of the Sea'.

Nereus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti2641:40,4692,611
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

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'.

- nereus

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neres9167,462/
Nerus911,221/
Nereu91375/
Nettreus864/
Nerush831,650/
Nieres83802/
Nerhus83434/
Noreus83267/
Neroes8376/
Neresh8361/
Nerges8357/
Neires8355/
Noeres8351/
Nareus8318/
Nerres8315/
Neyrus8314/
Nerets8310/
Nerese8310/
Nejres8310/
Nesres838/
Nireus837/
Nergus836/
Neares835/
Neruse835/
Ngereu835/
Neirus834/
Ngeres834/
Neruis834/
Nereys834/
Nehrus833/
Neyres833/
Neries832/
Nereis832/
Neruss832/
Nerues832/
Netrus831/
Neryes831/
Neures831/
Nerees831/
Neyreu831/
Nyreus831/
Nerous831/
Nerzes831/
Neress831/
Nearus830/
Neraus830/
Neeres830/
Nerest830/
Neru801,005/
Neretse77171/
Norreus77167/
Nerhesh77163/
Nergesh7723/
Nehresh7716/
Nehrush7714/
Neeresh778/
Neirous775/
Nergees774/
Nierres772/
Nareush771/
Neuhrus771/
Nejress771/
Neuraus771/
Nareius771/
Neresse771/
Nereyou771/
Nerries771/
Nerusch771/
Neyruus771/
Nereshe771/
Naerous771/
Nearous770/
Neris7327,169/
Nesru7323,678/
Nares737,273/
Nehru733,247/
Nores732,288/
Nerys731,654/
Nerey731,464/
Ngeru73892/
Nerez73625/
Narus73479/
Nerud73437/
Neree73294/
Neeru73287/
Neros73214/
Neras73198/
Nerie73159/
Norus73102/
Netru7399/
Nerup7392/
Nerea7386/
Nerau7384/
Nires7370/
Nerut7359/
Nerou7357/
Nerei7334/
Nirus7332/
Neiru7330/
Neroe7318/
Neruh7317/
Neuru7315/
Nerru7312/
Näres7311/
Nerye739/
Nerhu736/
Nereč736/
Nheru735/
Nneru735/
Nerae734/
Nergu733/
Nyres733/
Néres732/
Nerui732/
Nöres732/
Nieru731/
Ñeres731/
Neruy731/
Njres731/
Nearu730/
Nierhaus71820/
Nerusova7137/
Neresova716/
Nerushch712/
Nearease711/
Neihruse710/
Nerhouse710/
Nettrous710/
Naresh67102,898/
Nergis671,791/
Nehrei67554/
Niresh67494/
Nerash67407/
Nerios67281/
Nieras67225/
Nehrou67208/
Nereah67174/
Narres67171/
Norres67169/
Neraud67158/
Neyrey67148/
Nearey67122/
Neiros67110/
Neerup67109/
Ånerud67101/
Nerrie6799/
Nejrup6789/
Narush6787/
Neraas6787/
Nieris6779/
Nierez6778/
Narusz6758/
Naeris6753/
Norush6752/
Neirou6748/
Nierou6742/
Nyrets6742/
Nearhouse6741/
Naires6740/
Neiras6740/
Nehrui6738/
Neyrou6734/
Neuris6733/
Nerrou6733/
Nereha6730/
Nnerau6728/
Nearis6727/
Neerut6727/
Nerris6725/
Noresh6724/
Nerise6724/
Nairus6722/
Neytru6718/
Nerase6717/
Nergeš6717/
Naraus6716/
Nareas6716/
Neruch6714/
Nerish6713/
Neyras6713/
Gnerou6710/
Neyris6710/
Norrus679/
Nneeru679/
Nerice679/
Nayres679/
Naarus679/
Neruez679/
Nirets678/
Nerayu678/
Norhus678/
Nerouz678/
Ngerie678/
Nerrye677/
Neeras677/
Nereid677/
Nereya677/
Neroud677/
Nehrut677/
Ngerei676/
Noeris676/
Neirup676/
Nerhue676/
Nerahu676/
Neerud675/
Narees675/
Nerose675/
Noires675/
Ngerue675/
Nereye675/
Netris674/
Neuros674/
Neruzh673/
Nereja673/
Neriss673/
Nerzis673/
Nearie673/
Nergos673/
Noreis673/
Neiris673/
Naeras673/
Neraut673/
Nerrey673/
Neyrei673/
Najres673/
Neroce673/
Neirys673/
Nerushova672/
Naress672/
Nerois672/
Neross672/
Ngireu672/
Nearez672/
Nayreu672/
Neroos672/
Ngeris672/
Neyros672/
Netrud672/
Nergas672/
Nareis672/
Nerejo672/
Nirgus672/
Naruis672/
Nirush671/
Najrus671/
Narhus671/
Neeris671/
Neerui671/
Nehras671/
Narrus671/
Nearud671/
Nerais671/
Nerhos671/
Nherea671/
Noress671/
Nesrou671/
Ngeree671/
Nerosh671/
Noyres671/
Nareuisch671/
Nejras671/
Neirez671/
Neirhouse671/
Neraux671/
Nereje671/
Nereyo671/
Nerost671/
Neruja671/
Nesrei671/
Netruh671/
Netrup671/
Nearhu671/
Ngeruh671/
Niores671/
Nirres671/
Nieros671/
Neuras671/
Nerrea671/
Nesrea671/
Nearea671/
Neriye671/
Nerout671/
Neroux671/
Nitrus671/
Ngeeru671/
Nyores671/
Neirei671/
Neirud671/
Nerrys671/
Nesrut671/
Nehrud671/
Nneris671/
Noruss670/
Nerhut670/
Neherhaus670/

Nereus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nereus in the Marathi language
नेरसnerasa25
नेरुसnerusa25
नेरीसnerisa25
नेरयुसnerayusa12.5
नॅरीसnerisa12.5

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