Serere Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Serere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2131:72,48010,749
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Serere (58) may also be a first name.

Serere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Serere is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Serere? popularity and diffusion

Serere is the 917,199th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. Serere is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Serere live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 58 people.

This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 72,480. In Zimbabwe Serere is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 35 percent reside, Harare Province, where 25 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sergere92255/
Sereres9231/
Sherere9211/
Seriere923/
Sererei921/
Sereire921/
Serer911,074/
Serriere86764/
Shearere863/
Sherrere861/
Scherere861/
Seareare861/
Shaerere861/
Szereres861/
Sheerere860/
Sherer8312,441/
Serier832,066/
Sirere831,004/
Serrer83642/
Searer83528/
Seurer83500/
Serera83480/
Sereir83445/
Sehrer83327/
Sierer83318/
Serger83316/
Zerere83284/
Sereri83271/
Sarere83249/
Seirer83240/
Szerer83184/
Serare83104/
Gerere8393/
Jerere8386/
Cerere8372/
Seyrer8363/
Serore833/
Scerer832/
Serear832/
Serzer831/
Serert831/
Serery831/
Seerer831/
Serire831/
Seryre831/
Sereer831/
Sejrer831/
Sererr831/
Sorere831/
Serher830/
Scherer7779,911/
Shearer7739,832/
Sherrer772,860/
Shereer77784/
Serrier77777/
Sheerer77491/
Serreri77442/
Serrera77151/
Sherzer77141/
Cherere77114/
Sheirer77110/
Sairere7779/
Sarereu7777/
Sherger7773/
Sarrere7766/
Szierer7752/
Sherera7739/
Sherier7726/
Soreire7725/
Serhier7711/
Zherere7710/
Gereire7710/
Seherer779/
Serrare777/
Shcerer776/
Shierer776/
Sherear775/
Shereri775/
Sereira775/
Sierert774/
Sheyrer774/
Sharere774/
Shehrer773/
Sergery773/
Shirere773/
Sergeri772/
Shererd772/
Sehrier772/
Sceurer772/
Sierera772/
Sererra772/
Djerere772/
Serrire772/
Seereer772/
Sareare771/
Sarerei771/
Cererez771/
Sherore771/
Seurerr771/
Seretry771/
Sergire771/
Seerger771/
Sheurer771/
Sherher771/
Seraire771/
Serzier771/
Sierger771/
Sarereh771/
Scerrer771/
Sergeer771/
Serheir771/
Sererio771/
Gereret771/
Zererie771/
Serreir771/
Sierier770/
Shererh770/
Searger770/
Cererer770/
Schererrer751/
Hserherhea751/
Serir734,269/
Sirer73212/
Zerer73154/
Šerer7390/
Cerer7375/
Syrer7321/
Çerer7310/
Seryr732/
Scherrer7118,744/
Scheurer718,273/
Scheerer715,905/
Scherger711,725/
Schierer711,241/
Scheirer711,154/
Schearer71427/
Shearrer71347/
Sherrier71322/
Scherier71186/
Schehrer71158/
Serreira71141/
Sherareh7197/
Sherrerd7184/
Shereira7173/
Scheyrer7138/
Schererz7118/
Serreyra7112/
Sherherd7110/
Serraire718/
Schererd716/
Chereret714/
Shareare714/
Ceareret713/
Sherrire712/
Seherrer712/
Schereer712/
Chererer712/
Chereres712/
Schererr712/
Sereeroj712/
Chesrere711/
Ziereres711/
Scharere711/
Scherert711/
Shergeri711/
Shergire711/
Sherreer711/
Serrerra711/
Serriera711/
Serrieri711/
Shererza711/
Shoreare711/
Chererey711/
Shehrery711/
Sherrera711/
Sererowa711/
Hserherh711/
Hserhreh711/
Shearear710/
Shierrer710/
Scherher710/
Shirerey710/
Shirerer710/
Sshearer710/
Serhir671,840/
Sirera671,470/
Cerera671,177/
Shirer671,155/
Zerrer67539/
Cherer67343/
Cherrered67218/
Zirere67182/
Serari67139/
Scherrier67131/
Cerrer67109/
Cerier6779/
Schettrer6779/
Seryri6776/
Seriri6770/
Gereri6765/
Szirer6762/
Sherreard6756/
Shhareare6751/
Sihrer6746/
Shyrer6746/
Seryra6743/
Scheerger6741/
Sareri6724/
Zerera6719/
Cerger6719/
Zereri6711/
Serary6711/
Sireri6711/
Sirear6710/
Shergojre677/
Serira677/
Serrir677/
Serair676/
Soreri675/
Sherir674/
Szyrer674/
Serori674/
Zerare673/
Sairer673/
Cerher673/
Shereraja672/
Serysr672/
Scheerrer672/
Jerire672/
Scherreer672/
Sergir672/
Serior671/
Sarherree671/
Cearer671/
Cetrer671/
Cerear671/
Jereri671/
Jerrereys671/
Gerery671/
Gerire671/
Scherrert671/
Scherzeri671/
Shergujre671/
Seerjr671/
Shearerer671/
Sorery671/
Jerery671/
Zarere671/
Shärer671/
Schierrer671/
Scherzier671/
Scheurrer671/
Searir671/
Girere671/
Cererd671/
Cirere671/
Djererije671/
Zerear671/
Hserhesrh671/
Cheereres670/
Shiretree670/
Scheirrer670/
Soyrer670/
Sarery670/
Schearrer670/
Suirer670/
Sherrerer670/
Sirrer670/
Cereri670/

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