Makekera Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makekera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makekera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
England81:6,964,757184,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Makekera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makekera is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Makekera.

How Common Is The Last Name Makekera? popularity and diffusion

Makekera is the 2,746,821st most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Makekera occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Makekera are found; 42 percent are found in Central Africa and 42 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

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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 Makekera
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