Ngeresa Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngeresa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngeresa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4861:95,0208,436
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngeresa (12) may also be a first name.

Ngeresa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngeresa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngeresa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 531,574th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngeresa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 95,020. In Kenya Ngeresa is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 33 percent live, Vihiga County, where 22 percent live and Kisii County, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Ngeresa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngeresha932/
Ngeresai931/
Ngeresia931/
Geresa9237/
Neresa922/
Ngereza866,620/
Ngereja862,056/
Ngereso86566/
Njeresa86545/
Nyeresa86117/
Gereisa8620/
Ngerasa8618/
Geresha8610/
Ngerese868/
Geresia867/
Kgeresa864/
Neresha862/
Neressa862/
Gergesa862/
Ngaresa862/
Nheresa861/
Neresia861/
Gerejsa861/
Geresea861/
Ngerecha80125/
Gergesha8015/
Nehresha8011/
Ngoresha809/
Nyeresai806/
Nguerese806/
Nereessa801/
Neriessa801/
Njeresha801/
Neredtsa801/
Ngoraesa801/
Gereesat801/
Nguereza801/
Gereza771,006/
Nereča7751/
Nerisa7726/
Niresa778/
Giresa777/
Gerisa777/
Nereza772/
Gereso771/
Niereshah7519/
Gereissat7516/
Nereshsha754/
Geressait751/
Nengereza751/
Ngereiseu751/
Ngerezi71168/
Ngarasa71147/
Nerissa7193/
Geraisa7153/
Geriosa7138/
Njereza7128/
Gerisah7114/
Ngarisa7112/
Niresha7111/
Ngorisa7110/
Ngarosa719/
Gerisha719/
Gerecha718/
Nyereza718/
Giresha714/
Ngorasa714/
Nerrisa712/
Nerisha712/
Nerisah711/
Nhereso711/
Geresop711/
Gireesa711/
Geresio711/
Gereiso711/
Kgerisa711/
Neretso711/
Niresia711/
Nyerisa711/
Geroisa711/
Gerecia711/
Gereseu711/
Njereso711/
Ngerezo711/
Gergeso711/
Ngerechi67914/
Ngorezha67301/
Guerreso6787/
Ngarasaa6769/
Ngorosha6752/
Nireesha6733/
Gireesha6725/
Ngarisah6713/
Neerisha677/
Ngarasau677/
Gherissa675/
Nairesia675/
Guerecha674/
Nergesha674/
Ng'orisa674/
Nerrissa673/
Gerrisha672/
Ngarassa672/
Nehrytsa672/
Nyerezai671/
Ngirisha671/
Nireasha671/
Geerisha671/
Gairesia671/
Gheraisa671/
Gherecia671/
Nehereza671/
Ngorisha671/
Ngarasha671/
Ngarosha671/
Ngerishi671/
Nyerecha671/
Guerisay671/
Nyerisai671/
Nerrisha671/
Ng'arasa671/
Ng'arisa671/
Nairesha671/
Gherisia671/
Nayressa671/
Ngerajja671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ngeresa
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