Makerer Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Makerer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Makerer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Makerer Demographics

Makerer Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Makerer Last Name Facts

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

Makerer is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Makerer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makerer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makerer live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Makerer is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bomet County, where 60 percent are found, Narok County, where 27 percent are found and Kericho County, where 7 percent are found.

Makerer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makerere9378/
MacKerer9366/
Makarer8636/
Mokerer861/
Makirere8046/
Makeryor801/
Mekerrer801/
Mokerere801/
Mokherere7512/
Maquerere751/
MacArer711/
Megquirer631/
Mokarir572/
Maccareer501/
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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 Makerer
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