Fekeru Surname

87,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Fekeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fekeru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,4731:17,8232,389
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Fekeru (927) may also be a first name.

Fekeru Last Name Facts

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

Fekeru is found most in Ethiopia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fekeru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fekeru is the 87,805th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,331,059 people. The last name Fekeru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fekeru are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Fekeru is also the 265,766th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 927 people.

This last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 5,473 people, or 1 in 17,823. Barring Ethiopia Fekeru is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fikeru834,829/
Fekiru831,771/
Fakeru831/
Fykerud7748/
Fikerud7733/
Fakeeru778/
Faqeeru771/
Fecheru771/
Fiskerud7183/
Fakkeeru713/
Faakeeru711/
Fakherou711/
Fikiru6717,067/
Fakaru6749/
Fikoru6739/
Fakiru6733/
Vekaru6722/
Fokaru6710/
Faqeru679/
Vekiru671/
Fikaru671/

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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 Fekeru
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