Chekere Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Chekere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
Chekere (26) may also be a first name.
Chekere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chekere is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekere? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chekere is the 2,220,661st most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. Chekere is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chekere reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chekere is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 26 people.
The surname Chekere is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 65 percent live, Kogi, where 26 percent live and Benue, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.
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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 Chekere
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