Nanjere Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nanjere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanjere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda831:470,35327,634
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nanjere Last Name Facts

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

Nanjere is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanjere? popularity and diffusion

Nanjere is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanjere reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 470,353. In Uganda Nanjere is most common in: Bududa District, where 47 percent live, Sironko District, where 28 percent live and Namayingo District, where 7 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 10 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanyere86198/
Nansere86172/
Nanjera86140/
Nangere8662/
Nanhere8620/
Nanjeri8610/
Nanjire869/
Nanzere861/
Nenjere861/
Nagnere861/
Nanjeer861/
Nnanyere80184/
Naunyere8019/
Nanseere803/
Gnagnere803/
Nangerei801/
Nandjeri801/
Nanjaire801/
Gnanzere801/
Naanyere801/
Nanzer771,068/
Nanger77251/
Nanher77222/
Nanser7748/
Nancer7715/
Nanjir7711/
Nagner774/
Nanier773/
Nansre772/
Nonjer771/
Nanyer770/
Nasenzere751/
Nanjira715,954/
Nangeri71372/
Nansera71208/
Nanzeri7120/
Nansire7111/
Nanyeri719/
Nenjeri717/
Nanzire716/
Nanjiri716/
Nangire714/
Nancera714/
Nancher713/
Noniere712/
Nanyire712/
Nanieri712/
Nanyera711/
Nasenzeire711/
Nangner711/
Nannzer711/
Nannier711/
Nanceur711/
Neanger711/
Nanceri711/
Nonjera711/
Nansery710/
Nanseera67797/
Ngonyere67310/
Nancheri6776/
Nganyire676/
Nangeray674/
Nandgire674/
Nanssera673/
Nnanyeri673/
Nganseri673/
Gnagneri672/
Nganjiri671/
Nanchera671/
Nanjiryo671/
Nangeraj671/
Nanchery671/
Natinger671/
Nasinger671/
Noenyere671/
Neancher670/

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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 Nanjere
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