Nherera Surname

140,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nherera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nherera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3,1501:4,901472
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Nherera (162) may also be a first name.

Nherera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nherera is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nherera? popularity and diffusion

It is the 140,123rd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,286,648 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nherera live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 720,105th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 162 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 3,150 people, or 1 in 4,901. In Zimbabwe Nherera is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 32 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 18 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhererra931/
Nhererah931/
Nerera9278/
Nereira86215/
Nherere86137/
Njerera86110/
Nyerera8628/
Ngerera8612/
Nereraa8611/
Nerrera8610/
Nherero866/
Nhorera862/
Nharera861/
Narera7778/
Norera7712/
Nerere778/
Nirera776/
Nerira774/
Nereri772/
Nerery771/
Nerora771/
Ngerero7195/
Ngereri7171/
Ngerere7169/
Noreira7155/
Nharira7143/
Nergery7120/
Nhirira7115/
Nerzery7110/
Nierere717/
Njerero716/
Noriera716/
Nereiro714/
Neerere712/
Nareera712/
Narrera712/
Nereres711/
Nairera711/
Nerrero711/
Nyerira711/
Nyirera711/
Neargira674/
Hnerrero673/
Norreira671/
Nyergira671/
Gnerrero671/

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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 Nherera
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