Makerere Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Makerere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makerere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makerere (14) may also be a first name.

Makerere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makerere is most common in Uganda. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makerere? popularity and diffusion

Makerere is the 2,136,387th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Makerere occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Makerere reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Makerere is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,001,007. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bundibugyo District, where 33 percent are found, Luuka District, where 18 percent are found and Buyende District, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent are found and Tanzania, where 17 percent are found.

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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 Makerere
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