Murekesi Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Murekesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Murekesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murekesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murekesi occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murekesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Murekesi is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Murekesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murekesi live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Murekesi is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murekezi | 88 | 7,263 | / |
| Morekesi | 88 | 3 | / |
| Murekasi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Morekisi | 75 | 352 | / |
| Murakezi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Murekaze | 75 | 2 | / |
| Murekazi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murakoshi | 71 | 18,122 | / |
| Murakashi | 71 | 174 | / |
| Murokoshi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Murakishi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Murechezi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Murakosai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murokozi | 63 | 417 | / |
| Muraközi | 63 | 101 | / |
| Morekise | 63 | 3 | / |
| Murikiza | 63 | 2 | / |
| Murakazi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Morikisi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Murakozi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muurikozi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mirakashi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muraközy | 50 | 136 | / |
| Murakozy | 50 | 13 | / |
| Mirakazi | 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 Murekesi
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