Inyere Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Inyere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inyere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2761:641,82230,209
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Inyere (32) may also be a first name.

Inyere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Inyere is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Inyere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Inyere is the 940,398th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Inyere are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Inyere is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 641,822. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 36 percent reside, Delta, where 31 percent reside and Edo, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Inyere exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hinyere921/
Ingere8349/
Enyere8324/
Inyera838/
Iniere837/
Ineure834/
Ignere833/
Injere832/
Inyeri831/
Yingere7782/
Genyere7715/
Giniere774/
Injeres774/
Inyeryo772/
Ineyeri772/
Eignere771/
Jingere771/
Enyiere771/
Gingere771/
Henyere771/
Ingeire770/
Inare7393/
Inire738/
Yñere734/
Haignere71257/
Ineiyeri7116/
Heignere711/
Ginayare711/
Ineyieri711/
Ainayera711/
Igneri67336/
Injera67144/
Inyiri6765/
Ineira6761/
Ingeri6754/
Engere6750/
Innare6747/
Ineyra6733/
Ainare6724/
Hinare6717/
Yniere6715/
Hinire6711/
Haigniere6711/
Inaree678/
Ineari678/
Inaure677/
Eniere675/
Yñiere675/
Enyire674/
Inoure673/
Enyera673/
Injeri672/
Enyery671/
Inayra671/
Jinare671/
Inaare671/
Injire671/
Enaere671/
Enyeri671/

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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 Inyere
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