Makhere Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Makhere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Makhere (5) may also be a first name.
Makhere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makhere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Makhere occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Makhere? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Makhere is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makhere are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used forename globally, held by 5 people.
The surname is most common in Lesotho, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 677,519. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mokhotlong District, where 100 percent reside. Beside Lesotho Makhere exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Makhere
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