Jerekayi Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Jerekayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Jerekayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jerekayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jerekayi occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jerekayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jerekayi is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Jerekayi reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe Jerekayi is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Jerekayi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erekai | 86 | 80 | / |
| Erekaye | 80 | 16 | / |
| Serekai | 80 | 6 | / |
| Erikayi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jerokai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Erekeyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erekaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hirekayi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Djerekoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Djerekey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gerekoyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gerekaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gerikayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Erekui | 71 | 13 | / |
| Erikai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Zereykaya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Erekie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Erekei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erykai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ierekaa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Serekui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Erekiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erekhoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erekeya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erekeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erikaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serekea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serekey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serekoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erecaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ereckie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erekaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erekuye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jerekayi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis