Ngereso Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngereso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngereso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5621:82,1717,556
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ngereso (25) may also be a first name.

Ngereso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngereso is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ngereso.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngereso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 560,645th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngereso live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ngereso is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 25 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 562 people, or 1 in 82,171. In Kenya Ngereso is most common in: Vihiga County, where 60 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Ngereso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ngereso last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gereso921/
Ngeresa86608/
Gergeso861/
Ngerezo861/
Njereso861/
Neretso861/
Gereiso861/
Geresio861/
Geresop861/
Nhereso861/
Guerreso8087/
Ngeresha802/
Ngeresia801/
Geresa7737/
Geriso7729/
Gerezo775/
Neriso774/
Neresa772/
Nerezo771/
Ngereiseu751/
Nierescho751/
Ngereza716,620/
Ngereja712,056/
Njeresa71545/
Nyeresa71117/
Nerysoo7127/
Gereisa7120/
Ngerasa7118/
Nherezo7111/
Geresha7110/
Geresia717/
Gergiso714/
Kgeresa714/
Neressa712/
Ngaresa712/
Gergesa712/
Neresha712/
Gerecio711/
Gerejsa711/
Gereseu711/
Neresia711/
Nerioso711/
Nheresa711/
Näresuo711/
Ngerecha67125/
Gergesha6715/
Nehresha6711/
Ngoresha679/
Ngirisho671/
Nngariso671/
Ngorosho671/
Gereesat671/
Guerriso671/
Ngarasio671/
Ngarasho671/
Ngoraesa671/
Neredtsa671/
Njeresha671/
Neriessa671/
Nereessa671/
Nguereza671/

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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
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  • 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 Ngereso
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