Matekere Surname
Approximately 492 people bear this surname
Matekere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 466 | 1:113,609 | 10,920 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matekere (89) may also be a first name.
Matekere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matekere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matekere is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Matekere.
How Common Is The Last Name Matekere? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 623,516th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matekere reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most common given name at a global level, borne by 89 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 466 people, or 1 in 113,609. In Tanzania Matekere is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 49 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 27 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Matekere exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathekere | 94 | 23 | / |
| Matekiere | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mateker | 93 | 36 | / |
| Matekera | 88 | 189 | / |
| Matakere | 88 | 27 | / |
| Matokere | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matekore | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matekeri | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matekear | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matekare | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matekaire | 82 | 77 | / |
| Mathikere | 82 | 10 | / |
| Mathekera | 82 | 4 | / |
| Matechere | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mothekere | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moteker | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matokore | 75 | 108 | / |
| Matekari | 75 | 63 | / |
| Matakare | 75 | 8 | / |
| Matakeri | 75 | 6 | / |
| Matakore | 75 | 5 | / |
| Matikare | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mathiker | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matizker | 75 | 0 | / |
| Matekaira | 71 | 7 | / |
| Maitakore | 71 | 5 | / |
| Matticker | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mathikher | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mathakore | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathikeri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathekari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matakaire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moetaekore | 67 | 5 | / |
| Motecer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motiker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maticer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Matekere
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