Makereza Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Makereza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Makereza (56) may also be a first name.
Makereza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makereza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Makereza is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makereza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Makereza is the 2,152,526th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makereza live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Makereza is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 56 people.
The surname Makereza is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makeredza | 94 | 230 | / |
| Makeresa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Makireza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makerezy | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makeredzi | 82 | 16 | / |
| Machereza | 82 | 9 | / |
| Makerecha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makereezi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makaredza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Makearetsa | 78 | 8 | / |
| Makgeretsa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macareza | 75 | 92 | / |
| Makiriza | 75 | 21 | / |
| Makerege | 75 | 17 | / |
| Makoroza | 75 | 6 | / |
| Makaraza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makeresi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maceriza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makaroza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makaradza | 71 | 19 | / |
| Machiredza | 67 | 6 | / |
| Makharetsa | 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 Makereza
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