Nakero Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3871:100,87710,126
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Nakero (11) may also be a first name.

Nakero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakero is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakero? popularity and diffusion

Nakero is the 722,496th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakero live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 387 people, or 1 in 100,877. In Uganda Nakero is most prevalent in: Budaka District, where 47 percent reside, Kibuku District, where 29 percent reside and Kampala District, where 5 percent reside. Barring Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Nakero Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakeero925/
Nakhero922/
Nakkeero861/
Nacero83486/
Nakoro83166/
Nakera8374/
Nakaro8371/
Nakiro8350/
Nakreo8312/
Nekero831/
Nakoroi77978/
Nakharo7759/
Nakiroh7746/
Ngokero7741/
Nakeera7724/
Nakkera7722/
Nakiera7718/
Naikoro7713/
Naakoro773/
Naikaro772/
Nakaroo772/
Nakiruo771/
Nakaaro771/
Naikreo771/
Naukera771/
Naquero771/
Ngakera771/
Naiqero771/
Nakkaro771/
Najkera771/
Nacerou771/
Nekiero770/
Naakoroi7124/
Nakhiroh7113/
Nakharoj711/
Naukeera711/
Naikorou711/
Nahakaro711/
Nakkoroi711/
Nakierra711/
Nakeytra711/
Nakara676,268/
Nekaro67612/
Nakira67328/
Nocero67323/
Nakora67181/
Nacera67151/
Nacaro67124/
Nokoro6790/
Nekoro679/
Nokera675/
Necaro675/
Nokaro673/
Nekera672/
Nahakaroh671/
Nacoro671/
Nasskirou671/

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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 Nakero
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