Murekere Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Murekere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Murekere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murekere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murekere occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Murekere.
How Common Is The Last Name Murekere? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murekere live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Murekere is most numerous in: Manafwa District, where 67 percent live and Mbale District, where 33 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mureker | 93 | 1 | / |
| Murekeri | 88 | 4 | / |
| Murheker | 88 | 2 | / |
| Murekera | 88 | 1 | / |
| Murechere | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moreker | 80 | 4 | / |
| Murokore | 75 | 197 | / |
| Murokeri | 75 | 9 | / |
| Murakare | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mirekore | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murekira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mirekhore | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mauricere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murhakare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirekhare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maurecher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Maurichere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morajker | 63 | 44 | / |
| Murikira | 63 | 18 | / |
| Mirakeri | 63 | 4 | / |
| Murikari | 63 | 1 | / |
| Murokari | 63 | 1 | / |
| Murikiri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Morekira | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maurikira | 59 | 307 | / |
| Murrakari | 59 | 1 | / |
| Murakhiray | 56 | 1 | / |
| Muricir | 53 | 1 | / |
| Morikir | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mirakari | 50 | 33 | / |
| Mirikori | 50 | 1 | / |
| Morikira | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mirikari | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mirakori | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mauricir | 50 | 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 Murekere
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis