Marekera Surname
Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname
Marekera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 980 | 1:15,753 | 2,250 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Marekera (13) may also be a first name.
Marekera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marekera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Marekera is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marekera? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 358,623rd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,208,255 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Marekera are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 13 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 980 people, or 1 in 15,753. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 35 percent reside, Harare Province, where 23 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marekerah | 94 | 21 | / |
| Marekero | 88 | 31 | / |
| Marekere | 88 | 17 | / |
| Marekara | 88 | 1 | / |
| Marikera | 88 | 1 | / |
| Marechera | 82 | 326 | / |
| Marikora | 75 | 4 | / |
| Marikeri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marekiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morekira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marakara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marikero | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maurikira | 71 | 307 | / |
| Marichera | 71 | 27 | / |
| Marykiere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mairokora | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marakaray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marekaire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mairikira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moirezkherah | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mariqueira | 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 Marekera
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