Pterer Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Pterer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pterer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3111:148,48811,824
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Pterer (114) may also be a first name.

Pterer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pterer is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pterer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 866,642nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pterer reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 877,214th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 114 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 148,488. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 0 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Pterer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pterer surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ptere916/
Pterry831/
Pterre830/
Pteire830/
Ptera731/
Pteri731/
Ptire731/
Pterit67185/
Pteris675/
Pteroi674/
Ptteri671/
Pthera671/
Ptaires623/
Bterres621/
Pteehri621/
Pėteris621/
Ptteris621/
Pėterytė571/
Bteri5533/
Ptira5513/
Ptiri551/
Bhteri5018/
Bhtera501/
Btirra501/
Btheri501/

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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 Pterer
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