Malekera Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Malekera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malekera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9511:77,6869,011
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malekera (159) may also be a first name.

Malekera Last Name Facts

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

Malekera has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Malekera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malekera? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 368,021st most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,451,478 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Malekera reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Malekera is also the 727,628th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 159 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 951 people, or 1 in 77,686. Not including The DR Congo Malekera exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 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
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  • 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 Malekera
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