Sherekete Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sherekete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sherekete Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5771:26,7564,112
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England31:18,572,686338,250

Sherekete (86) may also be a first name.

Sherekete Last Name Facts

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

Sherekete occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherekete? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sherekete is the 547,713th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sherekete live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 86 people.

The last name Sherekete is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 26,756. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 32 percent reside, Harare Province, where 23 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shereketa8910/
Shereketi891/
Zerekete8218/
Sereketi822/
Sereikyte782/
Serikette781/
Seriket7546/
Sireket751/
Sereikaite7420/
Sherakhate745/
Sirikete7121/
Serikate711/
Sarekate711/
Sharakate67286/
Seriquete6721/
Shirakate6710/
Sharekati674/
Siraketej671/
Zerikette671/
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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 Sherekete
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