Murekatete Surname

16,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Murekatete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murekatete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda31,3181:36361
Uganda1,2081:32,3174,350
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Burundi161:612,803644
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England81:6,964,757184,742
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France41:16,605,680368,153
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185

Murekatete (155) may also be a first name.

Murekatete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murekatete is found in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murekatete? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,807th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 220,481 people. Murekatete is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murekatete are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 738,219th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 155 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Rwanda, where it is held by 31,318 people, or 1 in 363. Excluding Rwanda Murekatete is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Murekatete Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Murekatete earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning $33,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning $41,758 CAD per year.

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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 Murekatete
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