Zereka Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Zereka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Zereka (5) may also be a first name.
Zereka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zereka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zereka is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zereka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zereka is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Zereka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zereka are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 5 people.
The last name Zereka is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Zereka is most common in: Kabarole District, where 25 percent live, Kibaale District, where 25 percent live and Kisoro District, where 25 percent live. Other than Uganda Zereka occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent live.
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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 Zereka
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