Karekezi Surname

25,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Karekezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karekezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda20,7751:547110
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Uganda1521:256,83718,920
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Burundi251:392,194499
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England41:13,929,515290,718
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Karekezi (110) may also be a first name.

Karekezi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karekezi is borne by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karekezi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,337th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 342,331 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Karekezi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Karekezi is also the 895,203rd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 110 people.

It is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is held by 20,775 people, or 1 in 547. Other than Rwanda this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Karekezi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Karekezi earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.15% less than the national average, earning $36,192 CAD per year.

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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 Karekezi
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