Zekere Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zekere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zekere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria951:1,864,66166,902
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Zekere (51) may also be a first name.

Zekere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zekere is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zekere? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. Zekere occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Zekere live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 51 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,864,661. In Nigeria Zekere is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 66 percent reside, Edo, where 9 percent reside and Kano, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zekerie92474/
Zekeres924/
Zekerei921/
Zekeire921/
Zekre91682/
Zeker91126/
Zekearge861/
Zekeri837,444/
Sekere83467/
Zieker83188/
Zecker83104/
Zekker8347/
Zekier8345/
Jekere8334/
Zekcer8320/
Zekire8313/
Zekher838/
Zekery838/
Zikere837/
Zakere835/
Zeaker835/
Zetker835/
Gekere834/
Zeiker833/
Zekera832/
Zeeker832/
Zokere832/
Zeuker831/
Zekare831/
Cekere831/
Sekoere77386/
Sekereu77105/
Chekere7773/
Ziecker7759/
Zeckert7746/
Zeadker7730/
Ziekert7719/
Siekere7719/
Zeikare7716/
Tsekere7712/
Zikaere779/
Sekeire778/
Seikere777/
Zekieri777/
Sekkere774/
Zekcher773/
Dzieker771/
Zechker771/
Sekeyre771/
Zeicker771/
Zekerai771/
Zaikere771/
Zekerih771/
Zeckeri771/
Sekereh771/
Zekeiri771/
Zekaire771/
Zekertt771/
Zikeire771/
Djekere771/
Zekeriy771/
Zekkeri771/
Zeikeri771/
Zikerea771/
Seker733,038/
Jeker731,623/
Zekir73356/
Ziker73341/
Geker73300/
Ceker7392/
Zecre7361/
Zecer7356/
Zikre7329/
Chekereh7140/
Tsoekere7115/
Zeikaire711/
Zekerais711/
Zieckert711/
Zekerova711/
Tchekere711/
Czekiera711/
Chekerey711/
Zackerie710/
Zakeri6751,141/
Secker672,983/
Sieker672,451/
Zekiri671,832/
Seeker671,724/
Zecher671,355/
Zakare671,276/
Sekher671,225/
Jecker67993/
Zekari67873/
Zaiker67651/
Geyker67421/
Zuiker67326/
Zicker67325/
Sekeri67201/
Jekeri67177/
Sekeur67130/
Gekker67123/
Getker67114/
Seiker67103/
Sokere67101/
Sekker6799/
Gecker6780/
Zakire6776/
Zikeer6769/
Sekare6768/
Seaker6763/
Zikare6757/
Zakery6756/
Sikere6755/
Gieker6752/
Sakere6749/
Zakore6745/
Zikert6733/
Zokeri6724/
Jekery6714/
Zikeri6713/
Zokore6712/
Jeekeeree6712/
Zikher6711/
Gedker6711/
Zeccer6710/
Sekire679/
Sekeer677/
Gikere677/
Djekre677/
Jekker677/
Zokare676/
Zeqeri675/
Zekira675/
Sekore675/
Zecare675/
Jeiker675/
Zikera674/
Djeker674/
Zekori673/
Zeqire673/
Sehker672/
Cecker672/
Zikier672/
Jekert672/
Zokery672/
Cekeri671/
Jekeer671/
Zitker671/
Sekeir671/
Sekyre671/
Jekire671/
Jikere671/
Zekjri671/
Zikker671/
Zaqere671/
Zakerj671/
Zoqere671/
Zsiker671/
Czekierza671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zekere
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