Pterer Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Pterer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 311 | 1:148,488 | 11,824 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Pterer (114) may also be a first name.
Pterer Demographics
Pterer Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Pterer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pterer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pterer is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pterer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 866,642nd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pterer live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Pterer is also the 877,214th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 114 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 148,488. In Kenya Pterer is most prevalent in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 0 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Pterer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Pterer last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ptere | 91 | 6 | / |
| Pterry | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pterre | 83 | 0 | / |
| Pteire | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ptera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pteri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ptire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pterit | 67 | 185 | / |
| Pteris | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pteroi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ptteri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pthera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ptaires | 62 | 3 | / |
| Bterres | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pteehri | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pėteris | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ptteris | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pėterytė | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bteri | 55 | 33 | / |
| Ptira | 55 | 13 | / |
| Ptiri | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bhteri | 50 | 18 | / |
| Bhtera | 50 | 1 | / |
| Btirra | 50 | 1 | / |
| Btheri | 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 Pterer
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis