Jekete Surname

253,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jekete Surname Definition:

Jekete is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: jacket.

Jekete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,4121:12,1241,884
Zimbabwe1351:114,35715,590
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Jekete (11) may also be a first name.

Jekete Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Jekete is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: jacket.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Jekete is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: jacket.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Jekete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jekete (Marathi: जेकटे) is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jekete? popularity and diffusion

Jekete is the 253,171st most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,665,522 people. The surname Jekete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jekete live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jekete is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,412 people, or 1 in 12,124. Without taking into account Malawi this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djekete92737/
Jeketeh921/
Ijekete921/
Ekete912,207/
Jeket912/
Djekette866/
Sekete835,658/
Djeket83544/
Ekette83516/
Jekate83399/
Jeketa83380/
Yekete83130/
Jeketi8349/
Eketeh8330/
Zekete8329/
Cekete8326/
Eketei8322/
Jekote8313/
Ekeite8312/
Gekete837/
Ekkete833/
Jekety832/
Eckete831/
Iekete831/
Ekethe831/
Ekeate831/
Eket80228/
Ojiekethe8018/
Sekiete77500/
Djecket7730/
Ekeatte7726/
Zhekete7711/
Seketea7710/
Cekethe7710/
Yeketie779/
Jechete777/
Eketteh774/
Ijeketi773/
Djeketh772/
Yekeite772/
Sekethe772/
Jeeketa771/
Jeketiy771/
Jeakate771/
Sekette771/
Ekeitte771/
Ekeette771/
Sekeite771/
Seketeh771/
Gekeste771/
Djekett771/
Ekettea771/
Ejkette771/
Yekethe771/
Jeckett770/
Eketi73245/
Ekite73200/
Seket73154/
Zeket7370/
Geket7331/
Jiket7327/
Ekett7327/
Ceket7310/
Ecket734/
Ekety734/
Ekeet733/
Jeked731/
Ekeed731/
Ekeit731/
Yeket731/
Ieket731/
Djecketh7142/
Jecketts712/
Sekiette711/
Juikkete711/
Sekket672,630/
Eckett67387/
Dzieketey67354/
Seketi67332/
Jeschkeit67163/
Sekite67138/
Sikete6757/
Yekite6749/
Ekaite6746/
Zeketa6745/
Sekeet6744/
Ekketi6733/
Seeket6732/
Ekehed6729/
Jekita679/
Ekitei679/
Jecite678/
Jitket678/
Zecket677/
Yekate676/
Yecket675/
Zekite674/
Eketai674/
Jekoti673/
Jekiti673/
Cekyte673/
Sekett672/
Jiketi672/
Yeketi672/
Eckeet671/
Ekuite671/
Yeketa671/
Sekhet671/
Seuket671/
Zekiet671/
Ejkite671/
Ekeeth671/
Zeketi671/
Seqete671/
Jekait671/
Jikite671/
Seaket671/
Gecete671/
Ekiteh671/
Ekeiti671/
Eketti671/
Ekeyti671/
Djiket671/
Eckedt671/
Jiiket671/
Juyket671/
Juiket671/

Jekete Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jekete in the Marathi language
जेकटेjekate-

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