Derera Surname

321,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Derera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,1181:13,8091,897
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Derera (37) may also be a first name.

Derera Last Name Facts

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

Derera has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Derera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derera? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 321,153rd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,266,162 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Derera reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 37 people.

Derera is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,118 people, or 1 in 13,809. In Zimbabwe Derera is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 46 percent reside, Harare Province, where 35 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Derera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Derera has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derrera92118/
Dereira9213/
Dererai9211/
Deriera924/
Dergera922/
Dererah922/
Dererra921/
Derreira8619/
Deherera869/
Dherrera865/
Derreyra861/
Derreras861/
Dearrera860/
Derara833,229/
Derere83210/
Darera8355/
Dorera8317/
Derero839/
Dereri834/
Derora832/
Derira831/
Derery831/
Direra830/
Dehererra805/
Dearriera803/
D'Herrera802/
Dereere77195/
Dereure7763/
Dererou7710/
Darrera779/
Dherere779/
Dererie775/
Derzero773/
Derrero772/
Dereros772/
Dereari771/
Dergira771/
Derarra771/
Derarai771/
Deraray771/
Doriera771/
Dorerra771/
Deriery771/
Derhere771/
Dererre771/
Dererro770/
Deherrerra751/
Derriere7147/
Doerrero715/
Dereerer714/
Dererehe711/
Derriery711/
Dergerio711/
Dearrero710/
Derherer710/
Dorero67342/
Darira67306/
Direro67180/
Dorora6724/
Darora6724/
Dettrirat6715/
Dirira675/
Deherrara675/
Deraro674/
Deriri673/
Direri672/
Deherrira672/
Direre671/
Derire671/
Deirrarra671/
Deriro671/
Detreirez671/

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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 Derera
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