Starehe Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Starehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Starehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Starehe (16) may also be a first name.

Starehe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Starehe is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Starehe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Starehe are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,301,809. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 39 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 39 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Starie7790/
Starge774/
Stariha71739/
Starrie7138/
Staraei7115/
Storgee714/
Staries714/
Starzie711/
Staryer711/
Staryha711/
Storiee710/
Stearie710/
Storeey710/
Statrejt675/
Starhija673/
Chtarjee671/
Chttarjee637/
Starriett632/
Storie624,378/
Sterie621,273/
Starja6247/
Staryj6231/
Storye6214/
Storge626/
Storeu621/
Stereu621/
Chhttarjee593/
Storrie572,009/
Stories57729/
Sterrie5729/
Storier5711/
Storjie577/
Steirie572/
Storije571/
Storhöi571/
Storyer571/
Storiie571/
Stoorie571/
Storyie570/
Storrier53514/
Stehrahi531/
Storries530/

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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 Starehe
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