Serero Surname

332,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Serero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5351:101,26712,264
Botswana2261:9,6771,775
France1781:373,16155,519
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Israel231:372,07130,321
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Séréro (1) are calculated separately.

Serero (275) may also be a first name.

Serero Last Name Facts

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

Serero occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant: Séréro. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Serero? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 332,300th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,547,660 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Serero reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 535,844th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 275 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 535 people, or 1 in 101,267. In South Africa Serero is most common in: Gauteng, where 57 percent reside, North West, where 19 percent reside and Free State, where 15 percent reside. Not including South Africa Serero exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 20 percent reside and France, where 16 percent reside.

Serero Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Serero earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning R 243,600 per year; in United States they earn 26.25% less than the national average, earning $31,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.92% more than the national average, earning $66,537 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serrero92196/
Seirero921/
Sereiro921/
Séréro891/
Serreiro868/
Sereeroj862/
Sereyrod861/
Gerero832,031/
Cerero831,697/
Serera83480/
Jerero8330/
Seraro8312/
Sorero8310/
Seriro839/
Seroro839/
Sarero834/
Zerero831/
Sirero831/
Serreyros801/
Gerrero771,651/
Cerrero77913/
Soriero77287/
Serrera77151/
Serirot77135/
Sererat77130/
Serraro7789/
Seraera7743/
Sherera7739/
Sarrero7714/
Soreiro7714/
Gererro779/
Siriero777/
Sereira775/
Cetrero774/
Cherero773/
Sierera772/
Gereroy772/
Cereiro772/
Sererra772/
Sererah771/
Cisrero771/
Sheraro771/
Sererad771/
Djerero771/
Jerrero771/
Zererou771/
Shorero771/
Sariero771/
Sereras771/
Ceurero771/
Cererro771/
Ceresro771/
Serhoro771/
Sheriro770/
Serreira71141/
Shereira7173/
Sereerat7153/
Gerreiro7147/
Sorriero7118/
Gerreros7115/
Serreyra7112/
Sarreiro7110/
Gierrero718/
Ceerrero715/
Gerrerro713/
Sorreiro712/
Cherrero712/
Cetreros711/
Ceereros711/
Cisreiro711/
Shereraz711/
Sherraro711/
Sergeera711/
Serreras711/
Serrerra711/
Serriera711/
Serreura711/
Serrirou711/
Serroira711/
Shererza711/
Gerrrero711/
Sherrera711/
Hsererga711/
Sisreros710/
Sirera671,470/
Jerera671,180/
Cerera671,177/
Siriro67202/
Serara67129/
Sariro67128/
Sereerath6744/
Seryra6743/
Sararo6736/
Sarera6729/
Siraro6721/
Gerera6720/
Zerera6719/
Sorera6716/
Girero6715/
Zarero6710/
Serira677/
Soriro674/
Geriro674/
Zorero673/
Soraro673/
Gerheroth671/
Serreiras671/
Ceriro671/
Sherisrod671/
Cirero671/
Seereerat671/
Sereerrat671/
Cherreiro671/
Sisrreros670/

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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
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  • 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 Serero
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